The streets of Alexandria have borne witness to singular individuals and stirring events in their long history. In 1623, just across the Potomac River, an English adventurer walked into an Indian village and literally lost his head. In 1654, a notorious women became the first European to own land in what would become Alexandria. One hundred years later, George Washington and General Braddock marched from Alexandria to a massacre, and in 1814, the British looted the city. Read the true history of Robinson Landing, the seedy story of Del Rey, and the tale of Major George Patton and the 1930s…mehr
The streets of Alexandria have borne witness to singular individuals and stirring events in their long history. In 1623, just across the Potomac River, an English adventurer walked into an Indian village and literally lost his head. In 1654, a notorious women became the first European to own land in what would become Alexandria. One hundred years later, George Washington and General Braddock marched from Alexandria to a massacre, and in 1814, the British looted the city. Read the true history of Robinson Landing, the seedy story of Del Rey, and the tale of Major George Patton and the 1930s cavalry at Fort Myer. Author Ted Pulliam follows his popular Historic Alexandria with a deeper look into the fascinating past of the city on the Potomac.
Ted Pulliam's articles, some of which are included in this book, have appeared in Legal Times, WWII History magazine, American History magazine, the Washington Post and other publications. He is author of Historic Alexandria: An Illustrated History, published by the City of Alexandria. A current member of the Alexandria Archaeological Commission and the Alexandria African Heritage Trail Committee, he also is a past member of the Board of the Alexandria Historical Society and the Alexandria Waterfront Commission. He received the award given annually by the historical society for making "especially noteworthy contributions to the preservation of the historic, cultural and artistic heritage of Alexandria." He is a graduate of Davidson College and Columbia University Law School and lives in the Del Ray part of Alexandria.
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