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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WGU_original-mount-vernon-high-school-historical_Alexandria-VA.html
The original Mount Vernon High School was located here on 8.8 acres that were once part of George Washington's Mount Vernon estate. Fairfax County purchased the land for $400 per acre in November 1938. Construction funding was provided by Fairfax …
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/HM1WEA_deputy-sheriff-george-a-malcolm-historical_Lorton-VA.html
In this vicinity, on Thursday, 6 April 1905, Deputy Sheriff George A. Malcolm was shot while attempting to arrest a man who had been harassing students at the Lorton Valley School. He died the following day at the Emergency Hospital in Washington,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UON_delaying-tactics-historical_Lorton-VA.html
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The Battle of the White House Gun Battery, September 1-5, 1814, was the first military action in the region after the British attack on Washington. Named for a nearby white house, the battery was located at today's Fort Belvoir.
It w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UOM_birds-then-and-now-historical_Lorton-VA.html
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John Smith and other English settlers marveled at the abundance of birds in this area. Visitors today can still discover an amazing variety of birds here.
Known for its bald eagles, the Mason Neck Peninsula also hosts many other spec…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UOK_at-home-in-an-ecotone-historical_Lorton-VA.html
An ecotone is a transition between two adjacent ecosystems. Areas where these different habitats meet and overlay support plant and animal species from both constraints. Because of this, they're often the busiest and best places for observing an a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SJJ_clover-hill_Herndon-VA.html
Clover Hill, the residence of Alexander Turley, was built near here ca. 1823 on a high point of Turley's 450-acre farm. The two-story brick house featured Alexander Turley's initials incorporated into the chimney using glazed bricks. Slave cabins …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RQ3_copperthite-racetrack_Burke-VA.html
In 1897 Henry Copperthite, a Georgetown businessman, purchased Silas Burke's farm. In 1907 he constructed, according to a newspaper account, the "very best" harness racing facility "of its kind in the country." The grandstand, which opened on 4 Ju…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RH7_slavery-at-mount-vernon_Alexandria-VA.html
"It is my Will and desire that all the Slaves which I hold in my own right shall receive their freedom."
George Washington in his will, 1799
Of the 316 slaves at Mount Vernon in 1799, most lived and worked on the four outlying farms.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RH6_welcome-to-mount-vernon_Alexandria-VA.html
George Washington made Mount Vernon his home from 1754 until his death in 1799. He enlarged the house and expanded his estate from 2,100 to 8,000 and he experimented with dozens of crops, ornamental plants, and trees. Today visitors of Mount Verno…