St. Paul's Cemetery (Alexandria, Virginia)
St. Paul's Cemetery (also known as Saint Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery) is a cemetery in Alexandria, Virginia. Established in 1809, it is the cemetery of St. Paul's Episcopal Church.[1]
Notable interments[]
- Thomas Childs (1796–1853), US Army general
- Montgomery Dent Corse (1816–1895), Confederate Army General and businessman
- Julius A. De Lagnel (1827–1912), Confederate Army general
- Wilmer McLean (1814–1882), owner of two significant Civil War sites in Virginia
- The Female Stranger (1793–1816), unknown woman died in Alexandria; significant for her grave marker inscription and legends about her ghost[2][3]
References[]
- ^ St. Paul's Cemetery
- ^ Haunted History: Washington, D.C. youtube.com. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "The Legend of the Female Stranger". Retrieved 14 October 2011.
External links[]
- St. Paul's Cemetery at Find a Grave
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saint Pauls Episcopal Church
Coordinates: 38°48′10″N 77°02′42″W / 38.8028912°N 77.0449769°W
Categories:
- Cemeteries in Alexandria, Virginia
- 1809 establishments in Virginia