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  2. 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.

  3. List of cities and counties in Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Contents. List of cities and counties in Virginia. The Commonwealth of Virginia is divided into 95 counties, along with 38 independent cities that are considered county-equivalents for census purposes, totaling 133 second-level subdivisions. In Virginia, cities are co-equal levels of government to counties, but towns are part of counties.

  4. Neighborhoods of Alexandria, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Neighborhoods of Alexandria, Virginia. Alexandria, Virginia is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, 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.

  5. History of Alexandria, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Alexandria and Alexandria County would provide two new pro-slavery representatives. After a referendum, voters petitioned Congress and Virginia to return the area to Virginia. Congress retroceded the area to Virginia on July 9, 1846. [11] Ultimately, the City of Alexandria became independent of Alexandria County in 1870.

  6. Arlington County, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Arlington County is located in Northern Virginia and is surrounded by Fairfax County and Falls Church to the west, the city of Alexandria to the southeast, and the national capital of Washington, D.C. to the northeast across the Potomac River, which forms the county's northern border.

  7. Timeline of Alexandria, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    1754 – Fairfax County Courthouse built. [2] 1773 – Christ Church consecrated. [2] 1779 – Town of Alexandria incorporated. [1] 1783 – Masonic lodge No. 39 (now Alexandria-Washington Lodge No. 22) established. [3] 1784 – Virginia Journal and Alexandria Advertiser begins publication.

  8. Fairfax County, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Fairfax County, officially the County of Fairfax, is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. With a population of 1,150,309 as of the 2020 census, [ 1 ] it is the most populous county in Virginia, the most populous jurisdiction in the Washington metropolitan area, and the most populous location in the Washington–Baltimore combined ...

  9. Old Town Alexandria - Wikipedia

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    703. 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.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 ...

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