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Article: Needlework education in antebellum Alexandria, Virginia.
- Article from:
- The Magazine Antiques
- Article date:
- February 1, 2001
- Author:
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Alexandria is situated on the river Potomac, one of the largest, handsomest, and most commercial cities in Virginia. The situation is pleasant and elevated, the city is built on the plan of Philadelphia, the streets are as wide if not wider than those of that city. The trade of Alexandria is very considerable; ships of almost any burthen can ride in the river.
Jo wrote a New England teacher visiting Alexandria (then part of the District of Columbia), for the first time in 1810. [1] Numerous other visitors to Alexandria also remarked on the city's orderly plan and riverfront prosperity, and at least one took time to observe the inhabitants, writing,
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Article: Alexandria/Arlington Calendar; Community Events
The Washington Post;
November 29, 2001 ;
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...ALEXANDRIA ORNAMENT SHOW, hand-painted ornaments for sale, 10 a ... through Dec. 24, Art League Gallery, 105 N. Union St., Alexandria. Free. 703- 683-1780. ALEXANDRIA BOOK GROUP, Robin Maxwell's "The Secret Diary of Anne ...
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