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View of Alexandria, Va.
This image presents Alexandria as a bustling town a half century after George Washington's death. Its central geographic position provided the region with economic and political power. Washington financially and personally supported Alexandria by purchasing land and representing the citizens first as a town trustee and colonial legislator, and later as president. In return, the port town provided Washington with access to urban life and commercial opportunity near Mount Vernon.
E. Sasche & Co., artist; J.T. Palmatary, publisher, lithographic, 1854 |