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English: The Alexandria War Dead Memorial stands outside of Union Station in Alexandria, Virginia. It was designed by David E. Bayliss, Jr. and was erected in 1940 using a marble column shaft which had broken during the construction of the nearby George Washington Masonic National Memorial. The plaque reads:

"Donated by Mrs. Florence Angelo Cannady; Richmond, Virginia / Erected in memory of Alexandria War Dead / by Russell Mitchell, Post No. 609 Veterans of Foreign Wars and Citizens of Alexandria / November 11, 1940".

{Description source: Office of Historic Alexandria)

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Camera location38° 48′ 24.53″ N, 77° 03′ 44.82″ W  Heading=168.75° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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