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This Week in Alexandria History
Week of June 28 • 12 stories available
June 14, 1838 (188 years ago)
Gazaway Lamar and the Pulaski: Alexandria’s Link to Maritime Tragedy
Gazaway Lamar, one of the wealthiest and most daring entrepreneurs of the 19th century—and now buried in Alexandria’s Presbyterian Cemetery—narrowly escaped one of the most horrific maritime disasters of the era. On June 14, 1838, Lamar and his family boarded the luxury steamship Pulaski, bound for England to witness Queen Victoria’s coronation. But just off ...
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Remembering Jean Robertson Elliot (1901-1999): a Poetic Journey Through Alexandria, Virginia
Early Life and Formation Born on July 12, 1901, in Yonkers, New York, Jean Pirnie Robertson's life would be defined by her adventurous spirit and unwavering passion for poetry. Her…
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Spotlight Story
Posted: June 25, 2026
The Remarkable Life of Dr
150 years ago today, on June 25, 1876, the 7th Cavalry rode into the valley of the Little Bighorn. What followed became one of the most studied...
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