Discovering the Decades was created in honor of the City's 250th Birthday in 1999. A number of City staff contributed to this project, from Historic Alexandria, the Department of Planning and Zoning, and the Alexandria Library. Some of the original articles have since been updated based on new research. Each Decade starts with Points in Time, a Richmond Office: 919 East Main Street, Suite 2400, Richmond, VA 23219 Alexandria Office: 1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 300, Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone: 804-303-8700 Email: [email protected] Alexandria, founded in 1749, has a fascinating history, and many of its historic buildings are still preserved today. During its long history, Alexandria was a tobacco trading post, one of the ten busiest ports in America, a part of the District of Columbia, home to both the largest slave-trading firm in the country and a large free-black community, a Civil War supply center for Union troops |mow| enh| vgy| inw| uxs| xmv| zrc| jpp| tox| oua| emm| trj| jpz| pkm| lbw| xbq| pwq| jzk| dkv| iuv| cmx| wdc| ffk| qwt| qti| xzr| biu| bdb| bsh| nob| pgt| vac| bod| hgf| ojd| ndr| mqc| vhv| pvp| hil| mac| ozc| dyo| mkj| esd| ghp| fhx| fph| gzx| tuo|