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 centuries of stories rise from gravestones—side by side.
From towering obelisks to weathered sandstone markers, this view across the Wilkes Street Cemetery Complex reveals more than 200 years of Alexandria’s layered past—etched in gravestones and memory.
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