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NoVa History: Let’s Unpack Alexandria’s Past


Alexandria is great, dare I say perfect. There’s scrumptious restaurants, beautiful housing, and never-ending sources of fun— but that’s not all the area has to offer. The city is hundreds of years old, and packed with history. How Alexandria came to be what it is today is a story every local should hear, and every visitor will appreciate. Afterwards, looking upon the quaint, colonial-style houses or walking along the cobblestone roads will inspire a whole new feeling. 




Pre-Colonial Times

 

Unsurprisingly, Alexandria was the land of many indigenous groups circa prehistory. A broken spear point was found at Clovis Point, a discovery that showed people were living in the city over 13,000…

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Northern Virginia is a pretty snazzy spot so it makes sense that some neat inventions and innovations have come from this little nook of the U.S. To preface, there are some technicalities on this list— I.E a lot of these creations originate in ancient times, but patents for them as products emerged out of NoVa. Nonetheless I’ve compiled a list that gives Northern Virginia credit where credit is due. 

 

Camouflage

North Virginia didn’t really invent this print, the story is a bit more complicated— technicalities and all that. Camouflage had been around since 1914 when a French artist created the pattern for WWI. Then Britain adopted the ‘advance technology’, with the U.S following suit. Now this was mostly used within military context; hunters…

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Discovering Fairfax: From It's Historic Past to It's Current Day Happenings

 

What makes Fairfax particularly unique is the fact that it’s both part of the Northern Virginia  suburb area, but also considered incremental to D.C. Its history stretches back to the very first settlers (arguably, and sadly, before that too), like much of Northern Virginia. In 1649, King Charles II allowed Thomas Fairfax’s request for Fairfax County to become official.   In 1732, life in Fairfax could be described as tranquil, quaint, and community-focused. Although the former and latter descriptions are still true today, much has changed in Fairfax, and I don’t think the word ‘quaint’ quite suits it anymore. Let me tell you the town’s journey…

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