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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D3N_welcome-to-jones-point-park_Alexandria-VA.html
Welcome to Jones Point Park. National Park Service. The open vistas, recreational fields, or fishing pier may be what drew you to Jones Point Park, but archaeological and historical evidence shows that this land has been attracting people for a mu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D2U_potomac-connections_Alexandria-VA.html
Potomac Connections. Tidewater and the Atlantic Coastal Plain. George Washington lived in and traveled from this region, pursuing his dream of westward expansion—to connect the Atlantic Seaboard with the frontier West. His efforts to use the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D2M_welcome-to-contrabands-and-freedmen-cemetery-memorial_Alexandria-VA.html
Welcome to Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial. . . [West wall:] . During the Civil War, Alexandria's population swelled with more than 20,000 enslaved African Americans fleeing Confederate territory for safety behind Union lines. Initial…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D2K_brick-making-on-broomilaw-point_Alexandria-VA.html
Brick Making on Broomilaw Point. ca. 1882-1919. John Tucker's small factory at Broomilaw Point was one of several brickyards that operated in the City of Alexandria. Park Agnew and M.B. Harlow bought the brickworks in 1890, expanding and mechanizi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D2G_the-first-people-on-jones-point_Alexandria-VA.html
The First People on Jones Point. In Pursuit of Fur, Fish and Fowl. Archaeological evidence indicates that humans have occupied the Potomac River Valley for over 13,000 years and Jones Point for almost 9,000 years. Attracted by the rich resources o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D1S_early-alexandria-and-keiths-wharf_Alexandria-VA.html
Early Alexandria and Keith's Wharf. . During the 17th century, settlers began to establish small plantations near landing places on the Potomac River. Oceangoing ships could load tobacco and other goods to export to Great Britain. The area that wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D1K_roberts-memorial-united-methodist-church_Alexandria-VA.html
Roberts Memorial United Methodist Church. . At the end of the 18th century, African Americans constituted half of the congregation at Alexandria's Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church. With support from Trinity, black members founded a separate cong…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26O4_submarine-screw-propeller-a-war-memorial_Alexandria-VA.html
Gato Class WWII Fleet Submarine
Conducted nine war patrols in the Pacific.
Awarded four Battle Stars
Commissioned March 17, 1943
De-commissioned April 1, 1960
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26N3_franklin-p-backus-courthouse_Alexandria-VA.html
University of Virginia, LLB
1936
Admitted to practice before the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
1936
United States Naval Reserve Officer, World War II
1942-1946
Mayor and Member of City Council of City of Alexandria
1949-1952
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26MY_home-of-george-gilpin-1740-1813_Alexandria-VA.html
Home of
George Gilpin 1740-1813
Member, Fairfax Committee of Safety
Colonel, Virginia Regiment Fairfax Militia,
Served with General George Washington
in New Jersey campaign and Battle of Germantown
Surveyor of the Town of Alexandria 1798
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