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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5BZ_first-catholic-church-in-virginia_Alexandria-VA.html
This stone taken from the canal of the Potomac Company of which Washington and Fitzgerald were Directors commemorates the erection of the First Catholic Church in Virginia, A. D. 1795, which stood until 1839 about twenty feet behind this marker.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM57J_george-washington-farmer_Alexandria-VA.html
One of the most progressive farmers of his day, George Washington believed America's future depended on improvements in agriculture. From 1754-1799, he worked to improve his farming methods at Mount Vernon. Abandoning tobacco, which depleted the s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM53M_these-trees_Alexandria-VA.html
These trees were planted in commemoration of the eight Presidents of the United States who were sons of Virginia.
George Washington, 1789-1797· Thomas Jefferson, 1801-1809· James Madison, 1809-1817· James Monroe, 1817-…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM53B_alexandria-academy_Alexandria-VA.html
On 17 Dec. 1785, George Washington endowed a school here in the recently established Alexandria Academy "for the purpose of educating orphan children." In 1812, an association of free African Americans founded its own school here in space vacated …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM50Q_fort-lyon_Alexandria-VA.html
In this vicinity stood Fort Lyon, the major fortification on the left flank of the Federal defenses guarding the city of Washington during the Civil War. Named in honor of Brig. Gen. Nathaniel Lyon, the fort covered an area of nine acres with its …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4ZJ_historic-jones-point_Alexandria-VA.html
In the distance is Jones Point, designated as the southern corner of the District of Columbia by President George Washington. In 1790 Congress established the nation's capital with a ten-mile square of land ceded by Virginia and Maryland. Alexandr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4XV_huntley_Alexandria-VA.html
The Huntley mansion house and its surrounding farm complex were built circa 1820 as a secondary residence for Thomson Francis Mason and his wife Elizabeth Clapman Price. Thomson Francis Mason, a prominent Virginia lawyer, was active in Alexandria …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4XS_huntley_Alexandria-VA.html
On the hill above stands Huntley, a Federal-style villa built about 1825 for Thomson F. Mason, a grandson of George Mason of Gunston Hall. Thomson Mason, a prominent Alexandria lawyer, served on the city council, as mayor, and also as president of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4W5_in-memory-of-the-many-faithful-colored-servants_Alexandria-VA.html
Buried at Mount Vernon from 1760 to 1860. Their unidentified graves surround this spot.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4TI_colonial-fort_Alexandria-VA.html
Nearby at John Mathew's land on Hunting Creek, Governor William Berkeley constructed a fort authorized by the Virginia House of Burgesses on 21 Sept. 1674. Militiamen from Lancaster, Middlesex and Northumberland Counties garrisoned the fort under …