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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21KX_l-ouverture-hospital_Alexandria-VA.html
Named for Toussaint L'Ouverture, the Haitian
revolutionary. L'Ouverture Hospttal opened early
in 1864 near the Freedmen's barracks in Alexandria
to serve sick and injured United States Colored
Troops (USCT). Designed by the U.S. Army, the
hos…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VOJ_engin-artemel-historical_Alexandria-VA.html
As Planning Director (1977-1984) Engin Artemel led the City of Alexandria in planning for the transformation of its industrial waterfront to one that can be enjoyed by visitors and residents alike. Inspired by beautiful active urban waterfronts in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UO2_torpedo-factory-art-center-historical_Alexandria-VA.html
Alexandria City Council, Charles E. Beatley, Jr,. Mayor; James P. Moran, Jr., Vice Mayor; Donald C. Casey, Lionel R. Hope, Margaret B. Inman, Carlyle C. Ring, Jr., Patricia S. Ticer, City Manager Douglas Haman, General Contractor Eugene Simpson & …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UO1_parker-gray-high-school-historical_Alexandria-VA.html
Parker-Gray School opened on Wythe Street in 1920 to serve African American students in grades 1-8. Until upper-level classes were added in 1932, African Americans had to travel to the District of Columbia to attend high school. Civil rights attor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UN0_beulah-baptist-church-historical_Alexandria-VA.html
African Americans escaping slavery found refuge in Alexandria after Union troops occupied the city in 1861. The Rev. Clement "Clem" Robinson established the First Select Colored School in 1862. Hundreds of students registered for day and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QKA_the-fairfax-house_Alexandria-VA.html
This house was built and owned for twenty years by the Fairfaxes of Belvoir
Col. William Fairfax1691 ▿▿▿ 1757
Col. George William Fairfax1724 ▿▿▿ 1787
Patrons Instructors and friends of Washington, Members …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QFL_alexandria-national-cemetery_Alexandria-VA.html
Securing the Capital
On May 24, 1861, Gen. Winfield Scott ordered eleven regiments of Union troops from Washington, D.C., across the Potomac River, where they captured Arlington and Alexandria.
After their defeat in July at Manassas, Virginia…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QFK_a-national-cemetery-system_Alexandria-VA.html
Civil War Dead
An estimated 700,000 Union and Confederate soldiers died in the Civil War between April 1861 and April 1865. As the death toll rose, the U.S. government struggled with the urgent but unplanned need to bury fallen Union troops. This…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Q47_shiloh-baptist-church_Alexandria-VA.html
Alexandria, occupied by Union troops during the Civil War, became a refuge for African Americans escaping slavery. Before the war ended, about 50 former slaves founded the Shiloh Society, later known as Shiloh Baptist Church. Members held services…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MSR_former-usct-burial-ground_Alexandria-VA.html
This corner of the cemetery was probably reserved for members of the U.S. Colored Troops, some of whom were veterans of battles like the siege of Petersburg and the Battle of the Crater. In 1864, a group of USCT convalescing at L'Ouveruture Hospit…