Timeline of Alexandria, Virginia
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Alexandria, Virginia, USA.
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Prior to 20th century
- 1749 - Alexandria founded.[1]
- 1752 - Carlyle House (residence) built.[2]
- 1754 - Fairfax County courthouse built.[2]
- 1773 - Christ Church consecrated.[2]
- 1779 - Town of Alexandria incorporated.[1]
- 1784 - Virginia Journal and Alexandria Advertiser begins publication.[3]
- 1788 - Alexandria Lodge No.22 established.[2]
- 1789 - Town "ceded to the federal government."[1]
- 1790
- Presbyterian Meeting House built.[2]
- Population: 2,748.[4]
- 1792
- Bank of Alexandria established.[2]
- Stabler Apothecary in business.[2]
- 1794
- Gadsby's Tavern in business.[2]
- Alexandria Library founded.[5]
- 1801 - Alexandria becomes part of the District of Columbia.[1]
- 1817 - Market House built.[2]
- 1818 - St. Paul's Episcopal Church consecrated.
- 1823 - Virginia Theological Seminary founded.
- 1825 - Hallowell School opens.[2]
- 1828 - Franklin and Armfield slave traders in business.[6]
- 1830 - Population: 8,241.[4]
- 1833 - St. John's Academy established.[7]
- 1834 - Alexandria Gazette newspaper in publication.[3]
- 1839
- Lyceum built.[2]
- Episcopal High School founded.[8]
- 1843 - Alexandria Canal to Georgetown opens.
- 1847 - March 20: Alexandria becomes part of Virginia again.[1]
- 1852 - City of Alexandria incorporated.[1]
- 1860 - Population: 12,652.[4]
- 1863 - August: Alexandria becomes seat of Restored Government of Virginia.[2]
- 1865 - Convention of the Colored People of Virginia held in city.[9]
- 1870 - City becomes independent of Alexandria County.
- 1873 - Alexandria City Hall rebuilt.[2]
20th century
- 1906 - Union Station built.[10]
- 1924 - Belle Haven Country Club founded.[8]
- 1930 - Potomac becomes part of city.[11]
- 1932 - George Washington Masonic National Memorial built.
- 1937 - Alexandria Free Public Library opens.[12]
- 1938 - Mt. Vernon Drive-In cinema in business.[13]
- 1940 - Robinson Library[14] and Vernon Theatre[13] open.
- 1945 - Centre Theatre built.[13]
- 1946 - Old Town Alexandria historic district established.[14]
- 1952 - Part of Fairfax County annexed to city.[10]
- 1954 - Historic Alexandria Foundation chartered.[7]
- 1961
- Woodrow Wilson Bridge opens.[10]
- Frank E. Mann becomes mayor.
- 1967 - Charles E. Beatley becomes mayor.
- 1974 - Torpedo Factory Art Center opens.[14]
- 1975
- 1976 - Gadsby's Tavern museum opens.
- 1983
- Washington Metro King Street–Old Town Station[10] and Eisenhower Avenue Station open.
- Gifts in Kind International headquartered in Alexandria.
- 1984 - Islamic Saudi Academy[15] and Parker-Gray historic district[14] established.
- 1985 - Jim Moran becomes mayor.
- 1990 - Idara Dawat-O-Irshad established.[15]
- 1991 - Patsy Ticer becomes mayor.
- 1996
- City website online.[16]
- Kerry J. Donley becomes mayor.
21st century
- 2003 - William D. Euille becomes mayor.
- 2005 - United States Patent and Trademark Office headquartered in city.
- 2010 - Population: 139,966.[17]
- 2015 - Don Beyer becomes U.S. representative for Virginia's 8th congressional district.[18]
- 2016 - Allison Silberberg becomes mayor.
See also
- History of Alexandria, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Alexandria, Virginia
- List of mayors of Alexandria, Virginia
- Timeline of Virginia[19][20]
- Timeline of Washington, D.C.
- Other cities in Virginia
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Cities of Virginia: Alexandria". Encyclopedia Virginia. Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. Retrieved May 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Federal Writers' Project 1941.
- 1 2 3 "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved May 2015.
- 1 2 3 Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, US Census Bureau, 1998
- ↑ Davies Project. "American Libraries before 1876". Princeton University. Retrieved May 2015.
- ↑ Virginia Department of Historic Resources. "Historic Registers: City of Alexandria (Northern Region)". Commonwealth of Virginia. Archived from the original on March 2015.
- 1 2 "Selected Finding Aids to the Archive and Manuscript Collections". Special Collections Indexes & Guides. Virginia: Alexandria Library. Retrieved May 2015.
- 1 2 Mike Tigas and Sisi Wei (ed.). "Alexandria, Virginia". Nonprofit Explorer. New York: ProPublica. Retrieved May 2015.
- ↑ "Conventions by Year". Colored Conventions. P. Gabrielle Foreman, director. University of Delaware, Library. Retrieved May 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "Timeline of Alexandria History". Alexandria in the 20th Century. City of Alexandria, VA. Retrieved May 2015.
- ↑ Pulliam 2011.
- ↑ "Alexandria Library Timeline: 1794-Present". Virginia: Alexandria Library. Retrieved May 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Movie Theaters in Alexandria, VA". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved May 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Alexandria Historic Timeline, Virginia: Visit Alexandria, retrieved May 2015
- 1 2 Pluralism Project. "Alexandria VA". Directory of Religious Centers. Harvard University. Retrieved May 2015.
- ↑ "City of Alexandria, Virginia Government Homepage (Official)". Archived from the original on April 1997 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Alexandria (city), Virginia". State & County QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 2015.
- ↑ Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington, D.C. Retrieved May 2015.
- ↑ "Notable dates in Virginia history". Virginia Historical Society.
- ↑ Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Virginia", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co. – via Hathi Trust
Bibliography
- Federal Writers' Project (1941), "Alexandria", Virginia: a Guide to the Old Dominion, American Guide Series, Oxford University Press, OL 24223083M
- Diane Riker (2008), Timeline of Alexandria’s Waterfront (PDF), Virginia: City of Alexandria
- Ted Pulliam; City of Alexandria (2011). Historic Alexandria: An Illustrated History. Historical Publishing Network. ISBN 978-1-935377-41-2.
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