Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-04-20
PROP POSED TABLET
FOR THE CITY HALL
To be Placed in Northwest
Corner of Structure on
the 9Th of May.
A RECORD OF EVENTS.
Will be Spot Where Troops of Brad
dock Drilled and Where News of De-
feat Was Announced.

The Virginia Society of Colonial
Danes, through the Alexandria
Committee, Will present to the city
of Alexandria, on May Sth, a hand!
some tablet on which will be in
scribed the various historical events
connected with early history of the
city. The tablet will be erected on
the northwest corner of the city
hall on the market square where the
troops of General Braddock were
drilled in 1755 and the news of his
defeat at Fort Duquesne was an
nounced to the country July 16, 1755.
Many interesting historical events
ere inscyibed or the ts}let among
them the fact of the city's incorpo-
ration and charter in 1749, the lay
ing of the first boundary stone of
the District of Columbia, in 1871, its
capitulation to the British in 1914
and it's retrocession to Virginia IN
1916. A resume of the happenings
at the Carlyle House, on Fairfax
street and the old city tavern, which
stands at the corner of Royal and
Cameron streets, is also given.
The complete inscription Of the
tablet is as follows:
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA.
County seat of Fairfax l412-lSOo
Organized July l3, l149
incorporated by Act of the AS
:" sembly of Virginia, Ivy
Ce:e to the Federal Government 1883
First Boundary Stone of the Fedora!
District U5i::; April Is, 1T91.
Capitulated to the British 2S August
1914
,Retroceded to Virginia July, lS46.
The Market Square is the historic
center of the town, in it the troops OF
Braddock were drilled 1755, and the
news of his defeat at Fort Duquense
was announced to the country 10 July,
1855.
The Carlyle House in Fairfax
street was the headquarters of Cen
eral Braddock during the French-ln:: y
an War, and was the scene OF the
Council of Royal Governors, DinwEa-
: die, of Virginia, Shirley, of Massa-
chusetts. Delaney of New York, Nor
ris. of Penna., Sharp, of Mary
land, at which the first suggestion was
made of British officials, in counclll
of taxing the American colonies: On
this occasion Washington received has
appointment as aid to General Bra@-
dock
Here also was held 1885, confer
,ence between the Governors of Vlrg1-
MIA and Maryland which resulted in: a
convention of delegates from all the
States at Philadelphia, 1887. This
convention framed the constitution
of the United States.
In the Market Square stood the old
Fairfax County Court House where
the Freeholders of the town and coun-
tv assembled 1S July, 1774. At this
meeting George Washington presided
and George Mason drew up the
celebrated Fairfax County Resolutions
protesting against British tyranny.
The County Court House was "the
| Point of Beginning" of the survey OF
the Federal District 1871. Here Cen
| Washington polled his last vote 1898
and his will was probateI' 20, Janu-
AIRY, 1900. ssE
At the old City Tavern, corner Roy,
| aI and Cameron streets Washington
had his headquarters as Col: of Vlr'
ginia Militia when drilling his troops
1854. E3
The first celebration of the adoption
of the Federal Constitution was heip
at this tavern 81, June, 1888, and from
the doorway 16 April, 1889, Genera
Washington, on his way to his first
Inauguration, responded to a farewell
address made by Col. Dennis Ramsay
I Mayor. on behalf of the citizens Of
Alexandria.