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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DJM_the-hump-open-lots-for-blocks_Alexandria-VA.html
The racially integrated working-class neighborhood known as the Hump, named for the high ground at its northern boundary, once spanned three blocks, centering on the 800 block of Montgomery Street. The Hump was first settled in the decade followin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DJ4_the-duke-street-tanyard_Alexandria-VA.html
Peter Wise, a city councilman and tanner, established the Duke Street Tanyard in 1797. The Business was situated near the stone bridge on the east bank of Hooff's Run by West End Village. The tannery's ownership and name changed many times; Quaker…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DHF_hooffs-run-bridge_Alexandria-VA.html
The bridge is one of the last remnants of Alexandria's first railroad, the Orange & Alexandria. The "O&ARR," as it was commonly called, opened in 1851 and had 148 miles of track in 1860. The bridge was constructed by the railroad as it went from A…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DH1_for-god-and-country_Alexandria-VA.html
In Loving Memory of Kate Waller Barrett, 1859-1925 First President American Legion Auxiliary Department of Virginia 1922 National President American Legion Auxiliary 1923▼▲▼▲▼This Tablet affectionately place on the ol…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DGM_colross-alexandrias-urban-phoenix_Alexandria-VA.html
For over a century, this two-acre block was occupied by a mansion known as Colross. Built in 1800 by John Potts, the mansion, with its outbuildings, gardens, orchard, and a "clover lot" was in effect a small plantation.
Colross's owners include…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DGI_alexandria-railroads_Alexandria-VA.html
Three railroads developed in Alexandria during the mid-19th century, a period of limited industrial expansion for the City. Alexandrians had a invested heavily in the Alexandria Canal which opened in 1843, giving the city access to the rich Cumber…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DGD_james-bland-homes_Alexandria-VA.html
Funded by the U.S. Public Housing Administration and built by the Alexandria Housing and Redevelopment Authority (ARHA) between 1954 and 1959, the James Bland Homes was Alexandria's fourth public housing project, and it more than doubled the city'…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DG6_the-west-end_Alexandria-VA.html
The area around duke street between Hooff's Run and the base of Shuter's Hill was once known as "West End." Originally subdivided and sold by John and Thomas West in the 1780s, West End became a thriving community well positioned for commerce alon…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DFU_saint-marys-catholic-parish_Alexandria-VA.html
Founded 1795byVery Rev. Francis Jonatus Neale, S.J.of Georgetown CollegeandColonel John Fitzgerald, Aide de Camp to General George Washington and one time Mayor of Alexandria
Prior to 1785, the Catholic community of Alexandria assisted at Holy …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DFL_wilkes-street-tunnel_Alexandria-VA.html
The Wilkes Street Tunnel was part of the Orange & Alexandria Railroad, founded in 1848 to promote trade with western Virginia. The Orange and Alexandria inaugurated its track in Alexandria on May 7, 1851 with a run to the north end of Union Street…