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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...
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  • The mayor of Alexandria is elected in November every three years. The current mayor is Justin Wilson. He was elected for a first term in 2018 and was reelected...
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    question of slavery in the Virginia General Assembly. Pro-slavery Virginians recognized that if Alexandria were returned to Virginia, it could provide two...
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  • Alexandria, Virginia is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, located along the western bank of the Potomac River. The city of approximately...
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    The Bank of Alexandria is a historic bank building located at Alexandria, Virginia, United States. It was built in 1807, and consists of a three-story...
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    The history of Alexandria, Virginia, begins with the first European settlement in 1695. Over the next century, the town became a significant port. In 1801...
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    The Lyceum is a historic museum and event space in Alexandria, Virginia. Built in 1839 on the initiative of Quaker schoolmaster Benjamin Hallowell, it...
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    The Raid on Alexandria was a British victory during the War of 1812, which gained much plunder at little cost but may have contributed to the later British...
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    Alexandria Union Station is a historic railroad station in Alexandria, Virginia, south of Washington, D.C. To avoid confusion with nearby Washington Union...
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  • Alexandrina, a modern library in Alexandria, Egypt Alexandria Library (Virginia), a library in Alexandria, Virginia A book series by Rachel Caine entitled...
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    New Alexandria is an unincorporated community in the census-designated place of Belle Haven, in Fairfax County, Virginia. It comprises large homes, condominiums...
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    Old Town Alexandria is one of the original settlements of the city of Alexandria, Virginia, and is located about 15 minutes by car from Washington, D...
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    The mayor of Alexandria, Virginia serves as the ceremonial head of government of the independent City of Alexandria, Virginia. Elected at large by the...
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    Hill Cemetery is a cemetery in the Rosemont Historic District of Alexandria, Virginia, United States. Burials began at the site in 1811, when it was a...
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    The Alexandria Canal was a canal in the United States that connected the city of Alexandria to Georgetown in the District of Columbia. In 1830, merchants...
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  • Alexandria Library is the public library in Alexandria, Virginia in the United States. John Wise, a local Alexandria businessman and hotel keeper, hosted...
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  • New Alexandria may refer to: New Alexandria, Ohio, USA New Alexandria, Pennsylvania, USA New Alexandria, Virginia, USA New Alexandria, Egypt This disambiguation...
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    federal government to form Alexandria County, then part of the District of Columbia. Alexandria County was returned to Virginia in 1846, reduced in size...
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  • Cameron Station was the location of the Defense Logistics Agency in Alexandria, Virginia (as well as the smaller Defense Contract Audit Agency), until its...
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    Washington Street, with an entrance at 141 North Columbus Street, in Alexandria, Virginia. Constructed as the main church in the Church of England's Fairfax...
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    Arlington, Virginia Alexandria, Virginia Frederick, Maryland Gaithersburg, Maryland Rockville, Maryland Bethesda, Maryland Reston, Virginia The Washington...
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    Rosemont Historic District is a historic district in Alexandria, in the U.S. state of Virginia. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places...
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    predominantly Black Baptist Church at 1401 Duke Street in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. At the time of its dedication in 1893, the historic building had...
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    fine arts and a performance venue in Alexandria, Virginia, United States. It is also home to the Northern Virginia Fine Arts Association since 1964. The...
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    trolleys, there was the horsecar line of the Alexandria Passenger Railway (APR), which served Alexandria, Virginia, for just over a year in the 1870s. Starting...
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  • Alyia Gaskins (category Mayors of Alexandria, Virginia)
    planner, and politician serving as the mayor of Alexandria, Virginia. She assumed office as Alexandria's first Black female mayor in January 2025, having...
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    Alexandria City High School (formerly named T. C. Williams High School) is a public high school in the City of Alexandria, Virginia, United States, just...
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    Washington Street at the corner of Queen Street in the Old Town area of Alexandria, Virginia. It was built from 1796 to 1797 by John Wise, a prominent entrepreneur...
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    Hoda Kotb (category Journalists from Alexandria, Virginia)
    parents in Norman, Oklahoma, and grew up in Morgantown, West Virginia, and Alexandria, Virginia. She lived in New Orleans throughout the 1990s. Kotb and her...
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    Orange and Alexandria Railroad Hooff's Run Bridge is a bridge in Alexandria, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Built by the Orange and Alexandria Railroad...
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