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Old Town Alexandria Another Journey in History
By Renée S. Gordon Travel History Writer
BC, as evidenced by a Clovis Point displayed in the Alexandria Archaeology Museum on the Torpedo Factory’s third floor. #Visitalexandria
ed to establish a town around the warehouse. A 16-year-old George Washington was hired to assist in mapping the area. In 1749 the town was founded, Washington remapped the Many places become reThe region was settled in city with a street grid and the nowned because of the indithe 1600s and after repeated town was named after Scottish viduals who pass through or attacks by the Susquehanna founder John Alexander. By call it home, having significant Indians a fort was built in 1676. the 1750s it was the Potomac’s impact as they shipping “We need to learn the stories that have go. Alexancenter and in dria, Virginia’s 1779 it was contributed to our collective story” place in history designated an Anthony W. Marx, was instead official port NY Public Library President insured by its of entry for geographic foreign ships placement and the events and Alexandria began as an inspec- and completion of customs people drawn there by historic tion warehouse in 1732 used to documents and inspections. @ events and circumstances. The monitor the quality of tobacco AlexandriaVA earliest instances of human exported to England from her habitation were circa 11,000 colonies. In 1748 it was decidThe first federal census,
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