Backyard History
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Office of Historic Alexandria Debuts Parker-Gray Commemorative Website
ALEXANDRIA, VA-Today the Office of Historic Alexandria launched a website to honor the opening of Parker-Gray High School in 1920.…
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Native American Pop-Up Market Opens in Old Town Alexandria
ALEXANDRIA, VA – There is a new holiday pop-up market in Old Town Alexandria. Earlier today, the nonprofit, Running Strong…
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Visit Alexandria Receives Grant to Expand Marketing of City’s Black History
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Visit Alexandria announced this afternoon that it has received a $20,000 grant to expand its marketing of…
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Public Invited: Alexandria Graves of Revolutionary War Patriots to be Recognized, October 24
ALEXANDRIA, VA – On Saturday, October 24, the public is invited to witness the Alexandria grave marking of three patriots…
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Groundbreaking Partnership to Document African American Historic Sites in Chesapeake Bay Watershed
ALEXANDRIA, VA – A new project has been funded to map African American Historic Sites in the Chesapeake Ba,y and…
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History at Home: Interactive Map Is a Journey Through Alexandria’s African American History
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Calling all history buffs. There is a new way to learn about Alexandria’s African American history. A…
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The Right to Marry: City of Alexandria Installs Panels Recognizing Landmark Supreme Court Case
ALEXANDRIA, VA – The 1967 Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia changed history. It concerned Richard Loving, a White man,…
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Old Town Bike Ride Celebrates 100 Years of a Woman’s Right to Vote
ALEXANDRIA, VA – This month marks the 100th anniversary of a woman’s right to vote. On August 18, 1920, the…
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Alexandria Remembers: Lynching Victim Benjamin Thomas to Be Honored August 8, Anniversary of 1899 Lynching
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Last year, people gathered at the corner of King and Fairfax Streets to remember the horror of…
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