VA, USA
Alexandria Waterfront and Wharves
Landmark
The commercial heart of colonial Alexandria, where tobacco hogsheads were rolled for export and war supplies were loaded for transport. Alexandria's wharves connected Northern Neck plantation agriculture to Atlantic markets and served as a logistics point for Continental Army supply operations.
Connected Events
Apr 1755
Carlyle House Serves as Braddock's War Council Headquarters
George Washington, John Carlyle
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 1775
Washington Departs for Continental Congress
George Washington
Jan 1778
William Brown Publishes First American Pharmacopoeia
William Brown
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