Alexandria History
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Free Torpedo Factory Exhibit Reveals Alexandria’s Wartime History Nov. 11
A new Veterans Day exhibit puts the Old Town waterfront factory’s workers and a locally built Mark 14 torpedo in…
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Nov. 14 Alexandria Tour Tells the Stories of Enslaved and Free Black People at Lee-Fendall House
Saturday’s small-group tour explores the lives of the Black men and women who lived and worked in the Old Town…
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Virginia Cider Week: Alexandria Cider Festival Nov. 21
By Daniel Lee Alexandria, VA – Do you know what chaptalization is? Or what Alexandria’s sister city, Caen, France, has…
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From History Buff to Author, Ancestry Guru, and Professional Historian
Alexandria, VA — Getting into the dusty details of history is more than a hobby for Madeline Feierstein — it’s…
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He Gained His Freedom—Then Enslaved His Own Family. Alexandria’s Newest Exhibit Tells the Complicated Story
Born enslaved, Monday Robinson gained his freedom—then enslaved members of his own family. A new Freedom House exhibit traces the…
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2,200 Lives, One Cemetery: Douglass Preservation Heroes Honored
Alexandria honors cemetery preservation groups as descendants share family histories, progress on drainage and gravestone restoration, and future plans for…
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Celebrate Virginia Archaeology Month in Alexandria With Free Events and Tours
By Daniel Lee Alexandria, VA – Each October, the Virginia Department of Historic Resources recognizes the role archaeology plays in…
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Alexandria to Honor Firefighter Charles Glasscock 174 Years After His Death
A free Oct. 4 ceremony will honor Charles Glasscock, Alexandria’s first firefighter to die in the line of duty.
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The Alexandria Store Clerk Whose Lunchtime Invention Saved Railroad Workers’ Lives
Alexandria clerk Eli Hamilton Janney whittled a wooden model during his lunch breaks—and created the railroad coupler that helped save…
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