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Braddock Cannon
Alexandria, United States
<i>(North Side):</i><br> This monument marks the trail taken by the army of General Braddock which left Alexandria on April 20, 1755 to defend the western frontier against the French and Indians.<br><br> Erected by the Society of Colonial Dames of America in the State of Virginia, May 26, 1915<br><br> <i>(South Side):</i><br> The Cannon used here was abandoned by General Braddock at Old Alexandria April 1755.<br><br> The Cobble-Stones composing this mound were taken from the streets of Old Alexandria which were paved by legal enactment in 1785.