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  2. Alexandria, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Alexandria is an independent city in the northern ... Delivery areas have ZIP Codes 22301, 22302, 22303 ... Alexandria, VA 23242. Sister cities ...

  3. Neighborhoods of Alexandria, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Alexandria, Virginia, an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, is located along the western bank of the Potomac River. The city of approximately 151,000 is about six miles (9.6 kilometers) south of downtown Washington, D.C. Several outlying neighborhoods and cities outside the limits of Alexandria, in neighboring Arlington and ...

  4. Rose Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    2389774. Rose Hill is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 20,226 at the 2010 census. [1] Built in the mid-1950s, Rose Hill is the largest of the subdivisions that make up the CDP, which is just southwest of Alexandria; others include Wilton Woods, Burgundy Village, and Winslow Heights.

  5. Alexandria Historic District - Wikipedia

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    November 13, 1966 [3] Designated VLR. November 5, 1968 [1] 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.

  6. Fort Hunt, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Fort Hunt, Virginia. /  38.73278°N 77.05806°W  / 38.73278; -77.05806. Fort Hunt is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The area is named after Fort Hunt, which was built on the bank of the Potomac River in 1897 to defend Washington, D.C. from naval attack and is now a public park.

  7. King Street (Alexandria, Virginia) - Wikipedia

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    West end. S George Mason Drive. 38°50′42″N 77°06′53″W  / . 38.844921°N 77.114696°W. / 38.844921; -77.114696. King Street is a major road in Alexandria, Virginia, United States and historic Old Town Alexandria. It extends westward from the Potomac River waterfront near the Torpedo Factory Art Center and nearby bustling tourist ...

  8. 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 ...

  9. King Street–Old Town station - Wikipedia

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    King Street–Old Town station. /  38.80667°N 77.06083°W  / 38.80667; -77.06083. King Street–Old Town station (also known by its former name, King Street) is a Washington Metro station in Alexandria, Virginia, United States. The station opened on December 17, 1983, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority ...