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The Alexandria Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District in Alexandria, Virginia. Encompassing all of the city's Old Town and some adjacent areas, this area contains one of the nation's best-preserved assemblages of the late-18th and early-19th century urban architecture.
Landmark Mall (or Landmark Regional Shopping Center) (formerly Landmark Center) was an American shopping mall in Alexandria, Virginia. Located in a triangle formed by Duke Street ( Virginia State Route 236 ), Interstate 395 , and Van Dorn Street ( Virginia State Route 401 ), the mall opened in 1965 and closed on January 31, 2017.
Alexandria become a major trade hub and was incorporated in 1789. [2] Alexandria was known as the "Port City" of the Potomac and was one of the largest ports in the country by 1790. [3] George Washington was a Town Trustee, philanthropist, and resident. Robert E. Lee grew up in Old Town and, just as Washington did, attended Christ Church.
Market Square in Old Town is believed to be one of the oldest continuously operating marketplaces in the United States (since 1753), [24] and, during colonial times, was the site of a slave market. [25] Today it contains a large fountain, extensive landscaping, and a farmers' market each Saturday morning.
King Street is a major road in Alexandria, Virginia, United States and historic Old Town Alexandria.It extends westward from the Potomac River waterfront near the Torpedo Factory Art Center and nearby bustling tourist gift shops and restaurants, passing City Hall and the Alexandria General District Court.
Pages in category "Old Town Alexandria" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. ... Basilica of St. Mary (Alexandria, Virginia) C. Carlyle House; G.
Alexandria is an independent city in the northern region of the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States.It lies on the western bank of the Potomac River approximately 7 miles (11 km) south of downtown Washington, D.C. Alexandria is the third-largest principal city of the Washington metropolitan area, which is part of the larger Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area.
After the European discovery of North America in the 15th century, European nations competed to establish colonies on the continent. In the late 16th century, the area claimed by England was well defined along the coast, but was very roughly marked in the west, extending from 34 to 48 degrees north latitude, or from the vicinity of Cape Fear in present-day North Carolina well into Acadia.