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Plan of the Town of Alexandria, D.C. with the environs -- M.C. Ewing, 1845
Photographer: Allen C. Browne
Taken: March 8, 2014
Caption: Plan of the Town of Alexandria, D.C. with the environs -- M.C. Ewing, 1845
Additional Description: West End was established near three commercial arteries: Little River Turn Pike (Duke Street), Leesburg Turnpike (King Street) and Hooff's Run, a navigable stream. The village extended from the water company at the base of Shuter's Hill east of Hooff's Run.
Close-up of map on marker

Submitted: March 17, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p268369
File Size: 2.087 Megabytes

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