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  2. Old Town Alexandria - Wikipedia

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    Area code. 703. Old Town Alexandria is one of the original settlements of the city of Alexandria, Virginia, and is located just minutes from Washington, D.C., of which it used to make up the southern part [1] It was the oldest district of D.C. until it was ceded back to Virginia in 1846. Old Town is situated in the eastern and southeastern area ...

  3. Alexandria Historic District - Wikipedia

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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. The district was declared a National Historic Landmark ...

  4. History of Alexandria, Virginia - Wikipedia

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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, much of Alexandria was swept into the new District of Columbia; it was damaged along with much of the rest of the capital during the War of 1812. In 1846, Alexandria was returned to Virginia ...

  5. Alexandria, Virginia - Wikipedia

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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.

  6. Gadsby's Tavern - Wikipedia

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    Gadsby's Tavern. /  38.80556°N 77.04361°W  / 38.80556; -77.04361. Gadsby's Tavern is a complex of historic buildings at 134 and 138 North Royal Street at the corner of Cameron Street in the Old Town district of Alexandria, Virginia. The complex includes a c.1785 tavern, the 1792 City Tavern and Hotel, and an 1878 hotel addition.

  7. Basilica of St. Mary (Alexandria, Virginia) - Wikipedia

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    Basilica of St. Mary (Alexandria, Virginia) /  38.801861°N 77.044028°W  / 38.801861; -77.044028. The Basilica of Saint Mary in the Old Town Old and Historic District, of Alexandria, Virginia, ( United States) and is a minor basilica and parish church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arlington in Virginia.

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