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  2. Alexandria Historic District - Wikipedia

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    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. The district was locally designated ...

  3. National Register of Historic Places listings in Alexandria ...

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    November 13, 1966. (#66000928) Roughly bounded by Interstate 495, Patrick St., 2nd St., and the Potomac River. 38°48′14″N 77°02′50″W  /  38.803889°N 77.047222°W  / 38.803889; -77.047222  (Alexandria Historic District) 4. Alexandria National Cemetery. Alexandria National Cemetery. More images. March 2, 1995.

  4. National Register of Historic Places listings in Virginia

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    Map of Virginia. Buildings, sites, districts, and objects in Virginia listed on the National Register of Historic Places: . As of September 18, 2017, there are 3,027 properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in all 95 Virginia counties and 37 of the 38 independent cities, including 120 National Historic Landmarks and National Historic Landmark Districts, four ...

  5. George Washington Masonic National Memorial - Wikipedia

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    e. The George Washington Masonic National Memorial is a Masonic building and memorial located in Alexandria, Virginia, outside Washington, D.C. It is dedicated to the memory of George Washington, first president of the United States and charter Master of Alexandria Lodge No. 22 (now Alexandria-Washington Lodge, No. 22).

  6. Female Stranger - Wikipedia

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    Female Stranger. The Grave of the Female Stranger is a famous historical oddity, local landmark and visitor's attraction in St. Paul's Cemetery of St Paul's Episcopal Church in Alexandria, Virginia. The grave is the resting place of an unnamed individual who died in 1816 and was elevated to national intrigue by the mysterious headstone and ...

  7. Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery - Wikipedia

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    The Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery at 1001 S. Washington St. in Alexandria, Virginia was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 15, 2012. [ 1] It was established in February 1864 by the Union military commander of the Alexandria District for use as a cemetery for the burial of African Americans who had escaped slavery ...

  8. Rosemont Historic District (Alexandria, Virginia) - Wikipedia

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    September 24, 1992. Designated VLR. December 11, 1991 [2] The 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 in 1992. Rosemont is a lushly planted residential area occupying some 84 acres in northwest Alexandria, located adjacent to ...

  9. Appomattox (statue) - Wikipedia

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    Alexandria, Virginia, United States (formerly) Coordinates. 38°48′14.1″N 77°2′49.9″W  /  38.803917°N 77.047194°W  / 38.803917; -77.047194. Appomattox is a bronze statue commemorating soldiers from Alexandria, Virginia, who had died while fighting for the Confederacy during the American Civil War. The memorial was located in ...