George Washington’s Alexandria: Merchants & the Waterfront
Alexandria, United States
ArchitectureMaritime & NavalCommerce & TradeSocial History
This walk traces Old Town Alexandria from elegant Federal-era rowhouses to the working waterfront that powered the city’s rise as a seaport. Along the way, it follows George Washington’s civic life, the merchant families who built the town, the African American communities who labored along the river, and the twentieth-century reinvention of industry into art. Expect layered stories of power, profit, creativity, and community unfolding block by block.
The stops
- 01 Boyhood Home of Robert E. Lee
- 02 Lee-Fendall House Museum & Garden
- 03 Lloyd House
- 04 Washington’s Town House
- 05 Gadsby's Tavern Museum
- 06 The Carlyle House and the 18th-Century Site
- 07 Torpedo Factory Art Center
- 08 Old Town Alexandria
- 09 African American Waterfront Heritage Trail
- 10 Retrocession
- 11 Fishtown
- 12 Moses Hepburn Rowhouses
The narration at every stop is in the app — this is just the map of where it takes you.
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