Hidden History of Alexandria, D.C.

Hidden History of Alexandria, D.C.

Author: Michael Lee Pope

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2011-09-23

Total Pages: 139

ISBN-13: 1614232709

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Go inside the long-forgotten 19th century period when Alexandria left Virginia and incorporated itself into the fledging Distric of Columbia. This groundbreaking history uncovers the time in the 19th century when Alexandria left the commonwealth of Virginia and became incorporated into the emerging District of Columbia. It was an experiment that failed after half a century of neglect and a growing animosity between North and South. However, it was a fascinating time when cannon were dragged onto city streets for political rallies, candidates plied their voters with liquor and devastating fires ravaged the city.


Historic Alexandria, Virginia, Street by Street

Historic Alexandria, Virginia, Street by Street

Author: Ethelyn Cox

Publisher: E P M Publications

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780939009183

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Historic Alexandria Foundation. This record of a famous port's architectural life includes 375 photographs of more than 500 buildings dating from 1749 to the mid-19th century.


The History of Old Alexandria, Virginia

The History of Old Alexandria, Virginia

Author: Mary Gregory Powell

Publisher:

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13:

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Facsimile Reprint of the classic book "The History of Old Alexandria, Virginia : from July 13, 1749 to May 24, 1861" originially publishedin 1928 by William Byrd Press, Richmond, Virginia.


African Americans of Alexandria, Virginia

African Americans of Alexandria, Virginia

Author: Char McCargo Bah

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2013-07-09

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 1625840918

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Sitting just south of the nation's capital, Alexandria has a long and storied history." "Still, little is known of Alexandria's twentieth-century African American community. Experience the harrowing narratives of trials and triumph as Alexandria's African Americans helped to shape not only their hometown but also the world around them. Rutherford Adkins became one of the first black fighter pilots as a Tuskegee Airman. Samuel Tucker, a twenty-six-year-old lawyer, organized and fought for Alexandria to share its wealth of knowledge with the African American community by opening its libraries to all colors and creeds. Discover a vibrant past that, through this record, will be remembered forever as Alexandria's beacon of hope and light.


A Seaport Saga

A Seaport Saga

Author: William Francis Smith

Publisher: Walsworth Publishing Company

Published: 1989-01-01

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9780898657814

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Alexandria on the Potomac

Alexandria on the Potomac

Author: Harold W. Hurst

Publisher: University Press of America

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 9780819182401

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This book is both the unique story of Alexandria before the Civil War and a comprehensive portrait of a seaboard antebellum community in transition. It depicts the economic, political, social, cultural and religious life of the city on the Potomac, emphasizing developments from the mid-1840s to the outbreak of war in 1861. The pages therein not only describe local happenings; they endeavor to relate events in the town with developments in other seaboard communities, especially in the South. Special attention is given to the class structure of the community and the prominent role which merchants and civic leaders played, as well as the part of ordinary people in the city's portrait.