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This Week in Alexandria History
Week of June 28 • 12 stories available
June 18, 1856 (170 years ago)
Ivy Hill Cemetery Opens as Alexandria’s Garden-Style Burial Ground
On June 18, 1856, Ivy Hill Cemetery held its official opening ceremonies, marking Alexandria’s first garden-style cemetery. Conceived during the national rural cemetery movement, Ivy Hill was designed as a landscaped burial ground outside the congested city center—reflecting a shift toward more picturesque and park-like memorial spaces. While the deed for the land was created ...
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Discover the Mason Family Legacy: Buried in Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery
Records indicate that at least twenty-one immediate members of the Mason family are buried in the historic Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery in the Wilkes Street Cemetery Complex, even more if…
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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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