Alexandria, Virginia.
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The launch of urban renewal in 1965 led to a boom of archaeological discoveries in Alexandria's Old and Historic District. As buildings were razed exposing artifact-laden layers of history, community outcry demanded that the . . .
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The launch of urban renewal in 1965 led to a boom of archaeological discoveries in Alexandria's Old and Historic District. As buildings were razed exposing artifact-laden layers of history, community outcry demanded that the . . . (African Americans • Anthropology • Native Americans • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
From this point, King Street slopes gently down to the Potomac. But when Alexandria was founded in 1749, the new town was perched on a high bluff some 20 feet above the river. The town was established on a shore of a . . . 
(caption) View from Pioneer Mill, looking up at the wharf. May 1865 Courtesy of Library of Congress. Pioneer Mill once stood at the end of Duke Street. The photograph shows the many wharves that occupied the blocks where . . . 
To view the Clovis point and more artifacts from Alexandria's past, visit the Alexandria Archaeology Museum, 3rd floor Torpedo Factory Arts Center, Studio 327. www.AlexandriaArchaeology.org 13,000 years ago The Paleoindian . . . 
In Memory of Those Who Died They held in their keeping the safety of the republic. They kept alight the lamp of liberty. Their record of service to God and Country helped to preserve the American way of life. They lived and . . . 
Menard County organized in 1871, and officials built the first courthouse in 1880 and a second in 1886. In 1930, in a close election, county residents approved a new jail and courthouse. Elmer G. Withers of the Fort Worth . . . 
A visit to George Washington's Mount Vernon estate, about nine miles to the south, has long been viewed as a patriotic duty of Americans. In the late 19th century, visitors often traveled there from Washington by boat, . . . 
Was a General in the United States Marine Corps and a highly decorated combat veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He is most noted for commanding the 1st Marine Division in Korea during the Inchon invasion and the . . . 
Fort McKavett C.S.A. Located 21 miles west. Upon secession Confederate cavalry occupied this post to give protection against Indians. Early in 1862 this fort confined group of Union troops from surrendered U.S. forts who . . . 
Chartered on June 12, 1867 by the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire, Freemasons from Kingston and surrounding towns first established their lodge above the General Goods store on the Kingston plains. Through fund raising efforts . . . 
Some seven million head of cattle & horses went up the Great Western Trail from 1874 to 1893 from Mexico through nine U.S. states into Canada with major years being 1874 to 1886. This trail lasted more years, carried more . . . 
Here lies buried the first and only settlers of Dixville until 1865, John Whittemore and his wife Betsey. Dixville had been granted to Colonel Timothy Dix in 1805 on the condition that thirty settlers be established here . . . 
St. Paul’s Chapel – the Building Andrew Gauthier built St. Paul’s Chapel in 1766 – a perfect example of Georgian Classis Revival-style architecture. Once surrounded by farmland and orchards, this remote “country church” . . . 
Originally called the United States Naval Torpedo Station, the Torpedo Factory was built during World War I, and was specifically designed for the fabrications of dangerous naval ordnance. The building was barely completed . . . 
Before the American Revolution, the Church of England was the established church of Virginia and part of the colonial government. For administrative purposes, the colony was divided into "parishes" and all residents paid . . . 
Revolutionary War hero Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee, father of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, purchased several lots on North Washington Street in Alexandria soon after the War for Independence. He lived with his family . . . 
Leatherlips, the Dublin Arts Council’s first outdoor public sculpture, was dedicated to the City of Dublin on July 1, 1990. Designed by artist Ralph Helmick, Leatherlips is an eleven foot high limestone portrait of the . . . 
Al General Emiliano Zapata Emiliano Zapata Salazar (1879-1919) Como homenaje perenne del pueblo y el gobierno de El Marqués en el centenario de la Revolución Mexicana, primer movimiento social del siglo XX. 20 de noviembre . . . 
La Griega La comunidad de La Griega, se formó a partir del establecimiento de la hacienda asentada allí, la cual inicialmente se llama Telayupa. Posteriormente en el año de 1801, y debido a que la hacienda sufría . . . 
Aquí en 1917 fue la histórica cantina “El Puerto de Mazatlán”, misma que congregaba a los ilustres constituyentes luego de sus jornadas de trabajo en la hechura de nuestra Constitución. Diputados Federales de la LXIII . . . 
