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This Week in Alexandria History
Week of April 8 • 6 stories available
April 14, 1755 (271 years ago)
Braddock’s War Council at Carlyle House
For three weeks in April 1755, General Edward Braddock used John Carlyle’s newly built Georgian stone mansion as his headquarters. From April 14–16, Braddock convened a council of five colonial governors to strategize the campaign against the French at Fort Duquesne. The decision made during this council—to tax the colonists in order to fund the ...
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James Murray Mason: Author of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, authored by James Mason, stands as one of the most contentious laws in American history. As a U.S. Senator from Virginia, Mason introduced this…
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Posted: March 19, 2026
Alexandria Revolutionary War Patriots | 162 Buried
162 Revolutionary War patriots are buried in Alexandria, Virginia. These aren't estimates. Every name has been verified by service record, burial...
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