Office of Historic Alexandria
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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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Community News
Alexandria to Honor Lynching Victims by Claiming National Memorial for Peace and Justice
Steel pillar monument honors Alexandria victims Joseph McCoy and Benjamin Thompson. By James Cullum Alexandria’s past is imperfect, but…
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Community News
Alexandria to Honor Lynching Victims by Claiming National Memorial for Peace and Justice Monument
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Alexandria’s past is imperfect, but embracing that fact gives the city its strength. On Tuesday, the Alexandria…
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Zebra Misc
THIS WEEK IN ALEXANDRIA HISTORY: CITY COUNCIL REGULATES SIGNAGE, Jan. 29, 1947
ALEXANDRIA, VA – On January 29, 1947, just a year after establishing America’s third regulated historic district in what would…
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Community News
Gretchen M. Bulova Appointed Director of the Office of Historic Alexandria
ALEXANDRIA, VA – City Manager Mark B. Jinks has appointed Gretchen M. Bulova as Director of the Office of Historic…
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Community News
King Street Corridor Gains Momentum Picking Up More Private Sponsors
King Street Corridor Initiative Announces New Funders and Progress in Beautification, Programming and Marketing Alexandria, VA—The King Street Corridor Initiative,…
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Zebra Misc
Do You Know Someone You Think Should be an Alexandria Living Legend?
2019 Living Legends Nominations Now Open Living Legends of Alexandria is now accepting nominations through September 30. Maybe you know…
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Community News
Overflowing Popularity Leads to Extended Tours of the Freedom House Museum
ALEXANDRIA, VA–Due to the popularity of the Saturday tours in February, the Office of Historic Alexandria and the Northern Virginia…
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