Timeline of Alexandria, Virginia
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Alexandria, Virginia, USA.
18th and 19th centuries
- 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]
- 1783 – Masonic lodge No. 39 (now Alexandria-Washington Lodge No. 22) established.[3]
- 1784 – Virginia Journal and Alexandria Advertiser begins publication.[4]
- 1789 – A portion of Fairfax County, including Alexandria, is ceded to the federal government.[1]
- 1790
- Presbyterian Meeting House built.[2]
- Population: 2,748.[5]
- 1792
- Bank of Alexandria established.[2]
- Stabler Apothecary in business.[2]
- 1794
- Gadsby's Tavern in business.[2]
- Alexandria Library founded.[6]
- 1801 – Alexandria organized as a county 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.[7]
- 1830 – Population: 8,241.[5]
- 1833 – St. John's Academy established.[8]
- 1834 – Alexandria Gazette newspaper in publication.[4]
- 1839
- Lyceum built.[2]
- Episcopal High School founded.[9]
- 1840 – Population: 8,459.[5]
- 1843 – Alexandria Canal to Georgetown opens.
- 1847 – Alexandria retroceded to Virginia.[1]
- 1852 – City of Alexandria incorporated.[1]
- 1860 – Population: 12,652.[5]
- 1863 – August: Alexandria becomes seat of Restored Government of Virginia.[2]
- 1865 – Convention of the Colored People of Virginia held in city.[10]
- 1870 – City becomes independent of Alexandria County.
- 1873 – Alexandria City Hall rebuilt.[2]
- 1897 – The lynching of Joseph H. McCoy.[11]
- 1899 – The lynching of Benjamin Thomas.[11]
20th century
- 1906 – Union Station built.[12]
- 1923 – Cornerstone of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial laid.[3]
- 1930 – Potomac becomes part of city.[13]
- 1937 – Alexandria Free Public Library opens.[14]
- 1940 – Robinson Library[15] and Vernon Theatre[16] open.
- 1945 – Centre Theatre built.[16]
- 1946 – Old Town Alexandria historic district established.[15]
- 1952 - Part of Fairfax County annexed to city.[12]
- 1954 – Historic Alexandria Foundation chartered.[8]
- 1960 – Population: 91,023.[17]
- 1961
- Woodrow Wilson Bridge opens.[12]
- Frank E. Mann becomes mayor.
- 1967 – Charles E. Beatley becomes mayor.
- 1974 – Torpedo Factory Art Center opens.[15]
- 1975
- 1976 – Gadsby's Tavern museum opens.
- 1983
- Washington Metro King Street–Old Town station,[12] Braddock Road station, and Eisenhower Avenue station open.
- Gifts in Kind International headquartered in Alexandria.[citation needed]
- 1985
- Vola Lawson becomes city manager, the first woman to hold the position.
- Jim Moran becomes mayor.
- 1990 – Population: 111,182.[17]
- 1991
- Van Dorn Street station opens.
- Patsy Ticer becomes mayor.
- 1996
- City website online.[18]
- 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.[19]
- 2015 – Don Beyer becomes U.S. representative for Virginia's 8th congressional district.[20]
- 2016 – Allison Silberberg becomes mayor.
- 2017
- Congressional baseball shooting occurs on June 14.
- The National Science Foundation relocates their headquarters to the Eisenhower Valley neighborhood from Arlington.
- 2019
- Justin Wilson becomes mayor.
- Construction begins on Potomac Yard station, slated to be the fifth Washington Metro station in the city,
- 2020 – Population reaches 159,467.[21]
- 2022 – Landmark Mall is demolished as work begins on its redevelopment.
See also
- History of Alexandria, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Alexandria, Virginia
- List of mayors of Alexandria, Virginia
- History of Virginia
- Timeline of Washington, D.C.
- Timelines of other cities in Virginia: Hampton, Lynchburg, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Richmond, Roanoke, Virginia Beach
