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Christ Church Alexandria

Church

Anglican parish church completed in 1773 where George Washington held a family pew. Washington attended services here regularly when in Alexandria and the church served as a social and civic gathering point for the town's Patriot gentry throughout the Revolutionary period.

Connected Events

Jul 1774
Fairfax Resolves Adopted

George Washington, George Mason

Sep 1774
Fairfax County Committee of Safety Established

George Washington, George Mason, William Ramsay, Dennis Ramsay

Apr 1775
Fairfax Independent Company Mustered

George Washington, George Mason

May 1779
Alexandria Incorporated as a Town

William Ramsay, Dennis Ramsay

Apr 1789
Alexandria Bids Washington Farewell Before Inaugural Journey

George Washington, William Ramsay, Dennis Ramsay