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The Most Visited Grave in Alexandria

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Alexandria’s Mysterious Female Stranger The Female Stranger’s grave in Alexandria remains one of the most enduring mysteries in American burial history. In September 1816, a veiled woman and her husband arrived in Alexandria after a voyage from the West Indies and took rooms at Gadsby’s Tavern, insisting that their identities remain secret. Within weeks, the woman … Read more

The Alexandria National Cemetery

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The Alexandria National Cemetery, originally called the Soldiers Cemetery, has over 4300 burials, including the graves of 249 United States Color Troops (U.S.C.T) who served in the Civil War. The cemetery is one of the first Federal cemeteries where white and black soldiers are buried together per a military order of 1864. The Alexandria National … Read more