Where are the cobblestone streets in Alexandria VA?
The iconic Captain’s Row, at the 100 block of Prince Street, is the oldest cobblestone block in the city, named for Captain John Harper who built many of these homes in the late 1700s.
Alexandria
City in Virginia
Alexandria, Virginia, is a city on the Potomac River, just south of Washington, DC. It’s known for its Old Town, with brick sidewalks and well-preserved 18th- and 19th-century buildings. King Street is lined with boutiques and specialty shops. Founding fathers dined at Gadsby’s Tavern, now a museum with period objects and photographs. Carlyle House Historic Park is a restored Georgian mansion with a garden.
A request for Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria sits on the Potomac, just south of Washington, D.C. The existing page already points to Old Town, to brick sidewalks, and to a long American memory kept in public. Cities like this already understand the power of a name on a street. We are asking Alexandria’s mayor and council to add one more: John the Baptist Boulevard. John was the forerunner of Jesus, “filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb,” and sent to turn people back to God (Luke 1:15–17). His life was public, costly, and faithful. That is the kind of example a civic name can hold up, especially in a city so close to the nation’s capital.
We are not asking the city to establish a church. We are asking it to honor a central figure in the Christian story the same way it honors other people who have shaped our common life. A boulevard near the water, or on a road that many residents already travel, would let the sign itself carry a short sermon: prepare the way of the Lord. The cobblestones and historic houses already teach visitors to slow down and look. A street named for John would teach them to look toward Christ.
If Alexandria is your city, a letter, a conversation, and a petition are good first steps. This ministry will help you with wording and encouragement. Call or text John Arwood at (904) 305-7534, or write [email protected].