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The Top 5 Most Interesting Facts About Carlyle House in Alexandria VA

Civil War, George Washington, Fairfax Street, Potomac River, Native Americans, Torpedo Factory, Post Card, Carlyle House, John Carlyle, General Edward Braddock, Mercy Street, Mansion House, James Green, French & Indian War, Fort Duquesne, Sally Fairfax, Cameron Street, Places

From the French and Indian War to the American Revolution to the Civil War and in modern times, Carlyle House has been...

Carlyle House John Carlyle Alexandria Virginia

Waterfront Dining in Alexandria Virginia

Alexandria, VA, Mount Vernon, Photograph, Potomac River, Prince Street, Post Card, Steamer Macalester, Waterfront Dining, Old Dominion Boat Club, The Strand, Beachcombers Restaurant, Alexandria Motor Boat Club, Places

It's been 68 years since there was waterfront dining on the Potomac River in Alexandria. Given this opening, I should...

Launching of the Gunston Hall at Alexandria, Virginia

Alexandria, VA, Potomac River, Virginia Shipbuilding Corporation, Charles Morse, Woodrow Wilson, Mrs. Wilson (First Lady), Jones Point, Places, Things

World War I brought shipbuilding to Alexandria, Virginia, in the form of the Virginia Shipbuilding Corporation. It was...

The George Washington Masonic National Memorial — OurHistoryMuseum

Alexandria, VA, George Washington, Potomac River, Washington, D.C., George Washington Masonic Memorial, Arlington House, King Street, Abingdon, U.S. Capitol, Freemasonry, Places, Things

By design, the George Washington Masonic National Memorial dominates the Alexandria skyline and can be seen from...

The George Washington Masonic National Memorial Alexandria Virginia

1810 Letter About an Escaped Enslaved Person - Alexandria VA (DC)

Alexandria, VA, Potomac River, Alexandria, D.C., Alexandria Gazette, C.T. Chapman, Slavery, New York, Beale, Alexandria Customs House, Nanjemoy, MD, People, Things

This letter almost certainly refers to an escaped enslaved person named Beale. To be entirely frank, I am both deeply...

1810 letter from CT Chapman collector of customs about escaped enslaved person named Beale

The George Mason Hotel (1926-1971) - a Collection Within a Collection

Mount Vernon, Potomac River, Hotel, Episcopal Seminary, George Mason Hotel, George Mason, Christ Church, Gadsby's Tavern, Post Card, George Washington Masonic Memorial, Marshall House, Old Presbyterian Meeting House, Carlyle House, Lloyd House, Alexandria Academy, Elisha Dick, James Craik, Friendship Firehouse, Arlington House, Places

Note: I published a follow up article to this one, and it can be found here.The large building at the corner of Prince...

George Mason Hotel

1922 Majestic Steamship Line Potomac River Tour Booklet

Civil War, Alexandria, VA, Mount Vernon, Fort Washington, Potomac River, Native Americans, Washington, D.C., Colonial Beach, VA, Fort Hunt, Fort Humphreys, Majestic Steamship, Stratford, Captain John Smith, Lord Fairfax, Col. Elmer Ellsworth, Episcopal Seminary, Torpedo Factory, Places, Things

In 1922 the Majestic Steamship would ferry passengers between Washington D.C. and the resort town of Colonial Beach,...

The historic Potomac River route majestic steamship line

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