Secrets of Wilkes Street: A Captivating Cemetery Tour Linked to Lee-Fendall House
The Wilkes Street Cemetery Complex 1475-1501 Wilkes St, Alexandria
$30
Where memory, beauty, and America’s most historic cemetery complex meet.
Framed by the city’s most storied Star Magnolia—part of Alexandria’s unparalleled collection of champion trees—the Presbyterian Cemetery welcomes spring in full bloom.
Explore the Wilkes Street Cemetery Complex, home to the remarkable lives connected to the historic Lee-Fendall House. This exclusive tour takes you through gravesites not typically covered, sharing captivating stories of duels, cavalry battles, and encounters with the Marquis de Lafayette. The Wilkes Street Cemetery Complex holds the graves of notable figures who shaped Alexandria’s history ... Read more