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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D36_explore-historic-huntley_Alexandria-VA.html
Explore Historic Huntley. And take in a Refreshingly Different View. Cool Breezes on the hilltop provide relief form the summer heat and tempt you to relax while taking in the expansive view. From the top you can see Maryland, Ft. Belvoir and the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CZV_a-view-from-the-beginning_Alexandria-VA.html
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WFF_bethlehem-baptist-church-historical_Alexandria-VA.html
According to tradition, the earliest congregation, which would become the Bethlehem Baptist Church, was organized circa 1863 by Samuel K. Taylor, a former slave, who preached in the homes of the African-American residents of Gum Springs. Shortly a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M1W_bethleham-baptist-church_Alexandria-VA.html
According to tradition, the earliest congregation which would become the Bethleham Baptist Church, was organized circa 1863 by Samuel K. Taylor, a former slave, who preached in the homes of the African American residents of Gum Springs. Shortly af…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BFH_beacon-field-airport_Alexandria-VA.html
In 1929, Airway Beacon No. 55, a pilot's navigation aid, was installed on this site owned by W.F.P. Reid. Beacon Field is named for the beacon tower. Under the Civilian Pilot Training Program established in 1938, Ashburn Flying Service trained hun…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AEO_us-route-1-wall-of-aviation_Alexandria-VA.html
Hybla ValleyFrom Dream to Flight School This section of Historic Route 1 boasted two private airfields that began operations in the mid 1920's. When Dr. Hugo Eckener and First Officer Captain Ernst Lehmann flew the Graf Zeppelin LZ-127 on its f…
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/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/HM637_gum-springs_Alexandria-VA.html
Gum Springs, an African-American community, originated here on a 214-acre farm bought in 1833 by West Ford (ca. 1785-1863), a freed man, skilled carpenter, and manager of the Mount Vernon estate. The freedman's school begun here in 1867 at Bethleh…
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 …
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