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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10FT_hybla-valley-airport_Alexandria-VA.html
Virginia's first airport permit was granted to Elvin W. Robertson's Hybla Valley Airport in February 1929. As President of Mount Vernon Airways, he utilized the airfield as a site for barnstorming and air circuses. Robertson, Fairfax Supervisor Ch…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM108Y_the-gadsbys-tavern-ice-well_Alexandria-VA.html
Underground ice wells were used in the 18th and 19th centuries to store ice for use during the warm months. In Alexandria, blocks of ice were cut from the Potomac River. Ice was placed in this well through a square opening which is marked in the p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWBL_fort-willard_Alexandria-VA.html
Civil War Fort constructed in 1862 as part of the defense system for Washington, D.C.
Site donated by the developers of Belle HavenGene and Helen Olmi, Sr. Gene and Natalie Olmi, Jr.
Fairfax County Park Authority
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWBG_fort-willard_Alexandria-VA.html
Fort Willard Park contains significant earthworks and archaeological remains of a fort built in 1862 by the Union Army. It was one of 63 forts that were built surrounding the District of Columbia during the Civil War as part of the Defenses of Was…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWBD_defenses-of-washington_Alexandria-VA.html
After Virginia seceded from the Union on April 17, 1861 the District of Columbia was on the dangerous border between the divided states. Because of the city's importance, the Union Army immediately occupied Northern Virginia, which allowed troops …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV19_1323-duke-street-from-slavery-to-freedom-and-service_Alexandria-VA.html
Text, upper half of marker panel:
This house, built by Emmanuel Jones by 1888, stands at the corner of a block that witnessed the extremes of 19th century African American experience. From a slave trading company to significant expressions of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUAC_fort-ellsworth_Alexandria-VA.html
Fort Ellsworth, one of 68 earthen forts built to protect Washington during the Civil War, was constructed in 1861. When completed, the fort had a perimeter of 618 yards and was an irregular Vauban-type star design of French origin. The fort was ga…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSFK_saint-marks-episcopal-church_Alexandria-VA.html
Saint Mark's Episcopal Church is one of several congregations that evolved from the efforts of nineteenth century students from the Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria. The first congregation met at the original Groveton Schoolhouse on Pop…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMS1I_gazette-house_Alexandria-VA.html
This building dates to 1801. Between 1852-1911 the Alexandria Gazette newspaper was printed here. In 1862 while Alexandria was occupied by the North during the Civil War, Union soldiers burned this building because it was reported here that St. Pa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRQS_battery-rodgers_Alexandria-VA.html
Historical SiteDefenses of Washington1861-1865Battery RodgersHere stood Battery Rodgers, built in 1863 to prevent enemy ships from passing up the Potomac River. The battery had a perimeter of 30 yards and mounted five 200 pounder Parrott guns and …