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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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  • Northern Virginia Labor Federation, AFL-CIO Run for Something Amy Jackson Local officials Greg Parks, Alexandria Clerk of Court Bryan Porter, Alexandria Commonwealth's...
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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 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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    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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    Old Town Alexandria is one of the original settlements of the city of Alexandria, Virginia, and is located about a half hour by car from Washington, D...
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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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    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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    the Potomac River, ceded by Virginia, included two parts comprising 31 square miles (80 km2; 8,029 ha): the city of Alexandria, at the extreme southern shore...
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    they reached Alexandria's seaport. The canal ran southwards for seven miles through today's Arlington County and City of Alexandria, Virginia, dropping 38...
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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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    of a free labor system. The address is now 9000 Richmond Highway, Alexandria, Virginia, but due to expansion of Fort Belvoir and reconstruction of historic...
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  • Alexandria, Annandale, Loudoun County, Manassas, Springfield and Woodbridge. Alexandria Annandale Manassas Woodbridge Loudoun MEC Northern Virginia Community...
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    Arlington, Virginia Alexandria, Virginia Frederick, Maryland Gaithersburg, Maryland Rockville, Maryland Bethesda, Maryland Reston, Virginia The Washington...
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    Old Town Alexandria, Prince William Forest Park, and portions of Shenandoah National Park. The region is sometimes spelled "northern Virginia", but the...
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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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    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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    Arlington County, Virginia, Alexandria, Virginia, and Lane County, Oregon. "Virginia Elections Database » 1984 President General Election". Virginia Elections...
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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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    Episcopal and EHS), founded in 1839, is a boarding school located in Alexandria, Virginia. The Holy Hill 130-acre (53-hectare) campus houses 440 students from...
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  • Alexandria, Ohio Alexandria, Pennsylvania Alexandria, South Dakota Alexandria, Tennessee Alexandria, Virginia Alexandria Union Station Alexandria County, formerly...
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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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    King Street is a major road in Alexandria, Virginia, United States and historic Old Town Alexandria. It extends westward from the Potomac River waterfront...
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  • a practice session for the annual Congressional Baseball Game in Alexandria, Virginia. 66-year-old James Hodgkinson shot four people, including then U...
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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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    money for research on spinal cord injuries. There is also a gymnasium at Alexandria City High School (formerly T.C. Williams High School) that bears his name...
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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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    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 Lighthouse of Alexandria, sometimes called the Pharos of Alexandria (/ˈfɛərɒs/ FAIR-oss; Ancient Greek: ὁ Φάρος τῆς Ἀλεξανδρείας, romanized: ho Pháros...
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