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The sheer amount of well-preserved eighteenth- and nineteenth-century architecture lining King Street, which extends a good half-mile up from the Potomac, and its cross streets, makes Alexandria a must. Founded by a group of Scottish tobacco merchants, the seaport town of Alexandria came into being on a sunny day in July 1749, when a 60-acre tract of land was auctioned off in 1/2 acre lots. You can stroll down the same streets traversed by George Washington and pass the same buildings he frequented. Delightfully diverse shops and boutiques have been carefully merged into the historic landscape. Streets are bricked, signage quaint and the streets remarkably clean.  The `Old Town` - the city`s official historic district, you`ll see more than 2,000 buildings dating from the 18th and 19th centuries. In earlier days, George Washington had also maintained close ties with Alexandria, owning property here and attending gatherings at the famous Gadsby`s Tavern, - now a museum and where 2 centuries ago the men who created this nation discussed politics, freedom, and revolution over tankards of ale. You can stand in the doorway of the tavern where George Washington reviewed his troops for the last time, walk past Robert E. Lee`s boyhood home, and sit in the pews of Christ Church where both men worshipped. Today, Old Town Alexandria boasts an abundance of quaint shops, boutiques, art galleries, restaurants, and tourists. `Alexandria`s original ghost tour,` this tour company offers an entertaining and educational experience during this tour which is filled with ghost stories, legends, and folklore hear about the city’s history and about America`s Colonial culture. This history-conscious `mother lode of Americana,` the past is being ever-increasingly restored in an ongoing archaeological and historical research program. Experience living history visiting Alexandria - George Washington’s home, Woodlawn Plantation, Gadsby`s Tavern. Learn about the gentry, farmers and folks who worked to create the United States and lived their genteel lives in this remarkably preserved historic town.
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