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A 12-year-old aspiring meteorologist showed his skills in the Old Town neighborhood of Alexandria, Virginia, on Sunday, September 11, documenting some of the flooding that hit the historic ...
Twenty-four years later, in 1870 when the City of Alexandria became independent of the county (now called Arlington County), the Hume Springs land remained with the county. Potomac Yard_Outskirts of Alexandria 1861-1865. In 1908 the Town of Potomac, including the Hume Springs marshland, was incorporated as a town in what is now Arlington County ...
Skunk & Goat Tavern in North East was closed this past weekend due to flooding in the basement. It did not affect the kitchen or dining area. North East bar and restaurant closed because of flooding.
The area was originally called Belhaven, believed to be in honor of a Scottish patriot, John Hamilton, 2nd Lord Belhaven and Stenton.The town was formally named Alexandria in 1779, after Captain Philip Alexander II (1704–1753) and Captain John Alexander (1711–1763), who donated the land to assist in the development of the area.
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The NFIP is a U.S. government program that provides flood insurance to property owners, but to qualify communities must adopt control measures to reduce damage caused by flooding.
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. The district was locally designated (as the Old and Historic Alexandria district) in 1946 [4] and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1966. [3] [5 ...
DANBURY, Conn. -- At least two people were found dead Monday in Connecticut, a day after more than 100 had to be rescued as torrential rain brought extreme flooding to the western part of the ...