By Kim Turpin Davis A stately Federal townhouse on Oronoco Street is witness to more than two centuries of Alexandria’s rich history. The home was built in 1795 as an investment for John Potts Jr., the first secretary of George Washington’s…
“Settling St. Malo,” a documentary film by UL Lafayette’s Dr. Randy Gonzales, captures a time when Louisiana had the largest Filipino population in the U.S., including in the tiny coastal fishing village of the film’s title. It will be…
Join veteran science educator and historian Dean Howarth Nov. 12 for an evening of historical science called “The Forces Awaken!” See Howarth conduct 19th-century experiments, much like those conducted at Lyceum Hall, now the Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum, in…
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was originally going to be called "Kanawha," a name that honors a Native American tribe. However, even though the region separated from Virginia, officials still wanted that as part of its new name. (Virginia was named after a nickname of…
This research has been carried out by archaeologists from the European Institute of Underwater Archaeology Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, Colossus of Rhodes, Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Great Pyramid of Giza and…
Established in 1823, the Virginia Theological Seminary acquired a sizable amount of its current property off Quaker Lane four years later. The post Out of the attic | Aspinwall Hall appeared first on Alexandria Times. Established in 1823, the Virginia Theological Seminary acquired…
The site of the present-day Old Town movie theater The post Out of the Attic | Richmond Theater appeared first on Alexandria Times. In April 1914, Ralph A. Steele and W. Harmon Reed obtained a permit to build a new theater on King Street…
In 1841, the local lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows acquired the property located today at 218 North Columbus St. The lodge, identified as No. 8, was initially chartered in 1839 as the eighth to be formed in the District of Columbia.
In early 1941, Wesmond Building and Investment Company broke ground on a 320-home residential development, north of East Glebe Road and bounded on the east by Jefferson Davis Highway, visible on the left. The post Out of the attic | Lynhaven Community…
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