You searched for Postal Code: 22301
Showing results 1 to 10 of 14
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26MZ_corporal-charles-william-hill_Alexandria-VA.html
Charles W. Hill was born on February 22, 1949, in Suffolk County, New York. Charlie, as he was known to his friends, grew up on Long Island where he met his wife, Virginia. They married in 1971. Charlie was hired as a New York City Police Office…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26H7_the-electric-railway_Alexandria-VA.html
The interurban streetcar caused a revolution in American life, permitting for the first time a suburban lifestyle. "Streetcar suburbs" became the 20th-century ideal of American middle-class family life with a home, yard and commute to work in the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26H6_schools-in-the-town-of-potomac_Alexandria-VA.html
In September 1900, Alexandria County opened the original Mount Vernon School on this property to educate children up to the 8th grade. In spite of continual expansion, crowding was always a problem. By 1932, it was necessary to rent the bank build…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2672_mount-vernon-avenue_Alexandria-VA.html
Proposals for a modern road connecting the nation's capital with the Mount Vernon Estate were raised in 1888 and proceeded in fits and starts for the next forty-two years. By 1900, a patchwork of new roads and renamed existing roads had created Mo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2671_the-town-of-potomac_Alexandria-VA.html
When the Washington, Alexandria & Mount Vernon Railway announced plans in 1892 that included tracks between Washington, D.C. and Alexandria, the flat, open land north of Alexandria became a logical site for a new community. The development firm of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2670_potomac-yard-history_Alexandria-VA.html
English settlers built several plantations on the site in the 18th century. The land, much owned by the Swann and Daingerfield families, became part of Alexandria County, D.C. with the creation of the District of Columbia in 1791, and retroceded t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM266Z_st-asaph-racetrack_Alexandria-VA.html
The Alexandria Gentleman's Driving Club laid out a track just north of here that was operating by 1894, colloquially known as "the St. Asaph Track." In 1897, however, Virginia banned horse race betting, so the track was never as profitable as bett…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM263K_visiting-old-town_Alexandria-VA.html
(obverse side)
King Street Trolley
Free
Proceed directly ahead to trolley stop
Welcome to Old Town Alexandria! Experience historical charm with contemporary flair from the river to the rails
Plan
Alexandria Visitors Center at Ramsay Ho…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1IZQ_george-washington-high-school_Alexandria-VA.html
Dedicated to the memory of those of our boys who served in World War II and did not come back
Erected by the graduating classes of 1943**1944**1945**1946**1947
(west side)
Robert Rumshin · Herbert Joseph Petrello · Benjami…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EAU_the-bluemont-line_Alexandria-VA.html
The Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad was formed in 1847 to carry the agricultural produce of the Shenandoah Valley and western Virginia coal to the port of Alexandria. Financial difficulties, however, meant that the line never got farther …