The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Alexandria, Virginia, USA.
18th and 19th centuries
1749 – Alexandria founded. 1752 – Carlyle House (residence) built. 1754 – Fairfax County Courthouse built. 1773 – Christ Church consecrated. 1779 – Town of Alexandria incorporated. 1783 – Masonic lodge No. 39 (now Alexandria-Washington Lodge No. 22) established. 1784 – Virginia Journal and Alexandria Advertiser begins publication. 1789 – A portion of Fairfax County, including Alexandria, is ceded to the federal government. 1790 Presbyterian Meeting House built. Population: 2,748. 1792 Bank of Alexandria established. Stabler Apothecary in business. 1794 Gadsby's Tavern in business. Alexandria Library founded. 1801 – Alexandria organized as a county of the District of Columbia. 1817 – Market House built. 1818 – St. Paul's Episcopal Church consecrated. 1823 – Virginia Theological Seminary founded. 1825 – Hallowell School opens. 1828 – Franklin and Armfield slave traders in business. 1830 – Population: 8,241. 1833 – St. John's Academy established. 1834 – Alexandria Gazette newspaper in publication. 1839 Lyceum built. Episcopal High School founded. 1840 – Population: 8,459. 1843 – Alexandria Canal to Georgetown opens. 1847 – Alexandria retroceded to Virginia. 1852 – City of Alexandria incorporated. 1860 – Population: 12,652. 1863 – August: Alexandria becomes seat of Restored Government of Virginia. 1865 – Convention of the Colored People of Virginia held in city. 1870 – City becomes independent of Alexandria County. 1873 – Alexandria City Hall rebuilt. 1897 – The lynching of Joseph H. McCoy. 1899 – The lynching of Benjamin Thomas.
20th century
1906 – Union Station built. 1923 – Cornerstone of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial laid. 1930 – Potomac becomes part of city. 1937 – Alexandria Free Public Library opens. 1940 – Robinson Library and Vernon Theatre open. 1945 – Centre Theatre built. 1946 – Old Town Alexandria historic district established. 1952 - Part of Fairfax County annexed to city. 1954 – Historic Alexandria Foundation chartered. 1960 – Population: 91,023. 1961 Woodrow Wilson Bridge opens. Frank E. Mann becomes mayor. 1967 – Charles E. Beatley becomes mayor. 1974 – Torpedo Factory Art Center opens. 1975 Alexandria Packet newspaper begins publication. City archaeological commission formed. 1976 – Gadsby's Tavern museum opens. 1983 Washington Metro King Street–Old Town station, Braddock Road station, and Eisenhower Avenue station open. Gifts in Kind International headquartered in Alexandria. 1985 Vola Lawson becomes city manager, the first woman to hold the position. Jim Moran becomes mayor. 1990 – Population: 111,182. 1991 Van Dorn Street station opens. Patsy Ticer becomes mayor. 1996 City website online. 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. 2015 – Don Beyer becomes U.S. representative for Virginia's 8th congressional district. 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. 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
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