Purple Heart Memorial
Purple Heart Memorial is a memorial in Fairfax County, Northern Virginia, Virginia. Purple Heart Memorial is situated nearby to the government building Ford Orientation Center, as well as near the movie theater Virtual Mansion Tour.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens and Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington.
Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens
Protected area
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mount Vernon is the former residence and plantation of George Washington, a Founding Father, commander of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War, and the first president of the United States, and his wife, Martha.
Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington
Library
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington at Mount Vernon is the presidential library of George Washington, the first president of the United States. Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington is situated 1,100 feet northwest of Purple Heart Memorial.
Washington Family Tomb
Tomb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Washington Family Tomb is situated 1,500 feet southwest of Purple Heart Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mount Vernon and Gum Springs.
Mount Vernon
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Mount Vernon is a district in Fairfax County, Virginia, situated on the Potomac River. It takes its name from the country home and plantation of George Washington, the first president of the United States of America.
Gum Springs
Neighborhood
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gum Springs is a community in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States in Hybla Valley, along Route 1. The African American community, the oldest in the county, was established in 1833 by West Ford, a freedman who had been manumitted by Hannah Bushrod Washington, in 1805. Gum Springs is situated 2 miles north of Purple Heart Memorial.
Woodlawn
Village
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Woodlawn is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 census was 20,804. It was carved out of the Mount Vernon CDP beginning with the 2010 census, from the west it goes from Fort Belvoir to Little Hunting Creek stretching along U.S. Route 1 on the south and Huntley Meadows Park on the north. Woodlawn is situated 2 miles northwest of Purple Heart Memorial.
Purple Heart Memorial
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Fairfax County, Northern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.71031° or 38° 42′ 37″ northLongitude
-77.08603° or 77° 5′ 10″ westOpen location code
87C4PW67+4HOpenStreetMap ID
node 2410450987OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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