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This Week in Alexandria History
Week of July 19 • 3 stories available
July 18, 1774 (252 years ago)
Fairfax Resolves Signed: Alexandria Merchants Take a Stand
At the urging of George Washington and drafted primarily by George Mason, the Fairfax Resolves were adopted on July 18, 1774—asserting the rights of the American colonies and rejecting Parliament’s authority over local governance. Among the Alexandria signers was Robert Adam, a Scottish-born merchant and civic leader who had long partnered with John Carlyle and ...
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The Spy Buried in Alexandria: Unraveling the Tale of Lieutenant William Weisband and the Impact on American Intelligence
Former First Lieutenant William Wolf Weisband (August 28, 1908 – May 14, 1967), a member of the U.S. Signal Corps, rests in Alexandria, Virginia's Presbyterian Cemetery. During the Cold War,…
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Posted: July 18, 2026
July 18, 1774
July 18, 1774. While the world was not yet watching, twenty-five Alexandria merchants and civic leaders gathered at Arell's Tavern and the courthouse...
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