Office of Historic Alexandria
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Community News
Let Loose: Have Fun in Alexandria This Weekend!
Alexandria, VA – Thanksgiving is a week away! It’s probably a safe bet that you’ll be out grocery shopping for…
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Zebra Misc
In-Cider Scoop: Alexandria’s Appealing History With Cider
By Daniel Lee, Office of Historic Alexandria ALEXANDRIA,VA- As fall envelops us, the apple is the fruit most commonly found…
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Community News
Let Loose: Have Fun in Alexandria This Veterans Day Weekend!
Alexandria, VA – The weather turned cold quickly! But that doesn’t stop businesses from putting on great events year round.…
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Events Calendar
Zvents October 2019
October 11-13 Fall Wine Festival & Sunset Tour 6:00 pm-9:00 pm George Washington’s Mount Vernon 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial…
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Zebra Misc
ALEXANDRIA HISTORY: How Jones Point Was Almost an Amusement Park
ALEXANDRIA, VA – On September 19, 1953, the federal government approved the transfer of lands at Jones Point to Alexandria…
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Community News
Let Loose: Have Fun in Alexandria This Weekend
Alexandria, VA – Usually around this time of year, there is a coolness to the air that signals the coming…
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Zebra Misc
Sips & Secrets: A Speakeasy Night
By Megan Ritter ALEXANDRIA,VA- Get your flapper dresses and fedoras ready and brush up on your Charleston steps! It’s…
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Public Safety
Photos: Alexandria’s Friendship Firehouse Festival
Alexandria, VA – If you or your kids love firetrucks, the Friendship Firehouse Festival was something else! In fact, the…
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Arts
On Exhibit: Powerful Portraits of African American Living Legends of Alexandria
ALEXANDRIA, VA – This spring and summer the Alexandria Black History Museum has hosted an important exhibit of the African…
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Community News
GMU Professor to Lecture at the Alexandria History Museum
ALEXANDRIA, VA – The Alexandria Historical Society and the Office of Historic Alexandria are pleased to announce a lecture by…
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