Gravestone Stories · Alexandria, Virginia
Tour Schedule
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Wilkes Street Cemetery Complex
America’s Most Historic Cemetery Complex
Led by David Heiby, Public Historian
Where George Washington’s pallbearers, a Soviet spy, the highest-ranking Confederate general, and 35,000 stories await beneath your feet.
Tours typically run
More Ways to Walk
Three Special Tours — Two in the Wilkes Street Cemetery Complex, One at the Old Presbyterian Meeting House
Led by David Heiby, Public Historian
Rebellious Scoundrels: The Patriots of Alexandria’s Presbyterian Meeting House. Walk the 18th-century burial ground of today’s Old Presbyterian Meeting House and stand at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier of the American Revolution. Meets at the Old Presbyterian Meeting House, 321 South Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA 22314. Available only from Gravestone Stories — dates announced on our Tours page.
From Enslavement to Justice. Our most powerful walk, held in the Wilkes Street Cemetery Complex and offered a few times each year and for private groups — inquire here.
The Cemetery Stories of the Lee-Fendall House. A partnership tour in the Wilkes Street Cemetery Complex — tickets via the Lee-Fendall House Museum.
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Wilkes Street Complex · David Heiby
1475–1501 Wilkes St
Meet at Wilkes Street & Hamilton Ave
Alexandria, VA 22314
Rebellious Scoundrels · David Heiby
Old Presbyterian Meeting House
321 South Fairfax Street
Alexandria, VA 22314