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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.
The mayor of Alexandria, Virginia serves as the ceremonial head of government of the independent City of Alexandria, Virginia. [1] Elected at large by the voters of the city, the mayor serves a three-year term. The incumbent, Justin Wilson, was first elected in the 2018 election.
The Alexandria City Hall also known as the Alexandria Market House & City Hall, in Alexandria, Virginia, is a building built in 1871 and designed by Adolph Cluss. In 1984, the building was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. [1] The site was originally a market from 1749 and a courthouse from 1752.
City/CDP (Area) Seal/Insignia/Crest Defense Contract Management Agency: Alexandria: National Credit Union Administration: Alexandria: Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense: Alexandria: Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation, formerly the Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA) (OLDCC) Alexandria
A city and county that share a name may be completely unrelated in geography. For example, Richmond County is nowhere near the City of Richmond, and Franklin County is even farther from the City of Franklin. More Virginia counties are named for women than in any other state. [4] Virginia's postal abbreviation is VA and its FIPS state code is 51.
Justin Marshall Wilson (born March 11, 1979) is an American politician who was the mayor of Alexandria, Virginia, from 2019 to 2025. [1] Before that, he served on the Alexandria City Council, including a term as vice mayor from 2016 to 2019. [1] He is a member of the Democratic Party. On December 1, 2023, he announced that he would not seek re ...
On Friday, 15 rain soaked cyclists arrived at the Alexandria VA Medical Center's Community Living Center in Pineville to deliver American flags flown over the Louisiana State Capitol to the two ...
A portion of the City of Alexandria—known as "Old Town"--- and all of today's Arlington County share the distinction of having been originally in Virginia, ceded to the U.S. Government to form the District of Columbia, and later retroceded to Virginia by the federal government in 1846, when the District was reduced in size to exclude the ...