. Book of the Royal blue . stablisheda warehouse for the accommodationof shippers on the banks of the Potomac,about seven miles below the present siteof the capital city. This Hunting Creekwarehouse was the nucleus around whichin time clustered a little hamlet which wasknown as Belhaven. There were no rail-roads; overland traffic was conducted bymeans of vehicles drawn by horses, mulesor oxen, and a town on a navigable riverdeep enough to Heat large vessels was ex- of some of the leading families, and wefind King, Duke and Royal streets as wellas Lee, Jackson and Cameron. In 1779the name of th
. Book of the Royal blue . stablisheda warehouse for the accommodationof shippers on the banks of the Potomac,about seven miles below the present siteof the capital city. This Hunting Creekwarehouse was the nucleus around whichin time clustered a little hamlet which wasknown as Belhaven. There were no rail-roads; overland traffic was conducted bymeans of vehicles drawn by horses, mulesor oxen, and a town on a navigable riverdeep enough to Heat large vessels was ex- of some of the leading families, and wefind King, Duke and Royal streets as wellas Lee, Jackson and Cameron. In 1779the name of the town was changed to thepresent title in honor of the Alexanderfamily. One of the claims to distinctionwhich Alexandria has, of which the inhab-itants have always been proud, is that thehome of Washington is but a few milesdistant and he was associated with thetown in all the principal events of his he voted, from here he went as acaptain, later as aide to Braddock, andfinallv as commander-in-chief of the Conti-. CHRIST (!HITKCH ALEXANDKI.\. ceptionally well situated. To this placecame vessels from England loaded withmerchandise to be exchanged for cargoesof the fragrant weed, and soon the townrivaled in importance Georgetown, Balti-more and Philadelphia. Steps were takento provide for the great city which wasexpected and in 1748 building lots werelaid out and lines for streets the surveyors was George Wash-ington, a boy of sixteen. The followingyear the town was organized, trusteeschosen, and all was ready for the rush ofpeople and capital. As was then the cus-tom, the streets were given names derivedfrom royalty and the nobility, or in honor nental Army, and on each return waswarmly welcomed by his townsmen. He served as vestryman in his church,trustee of the town, and after his terms asPresident, accepted an election as roadcommissioner. The 22d of February observed here. In 1762 a brick church, which still stands,was built, and in
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