Timeline of Alexandria, Virginia

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Alexandria, Virginia, USA.

18th and 19th centuries

 * 1749 – Alexandria founded.
 * 1752 – Carlyle House (residence) built.
 * 1754 – Fairfax County Courthouse built.
 * 1773 – Christ Church consecrated.
 * 1779 – Town of Alexandria incorporated.
 * 1783 – Masonic lodge No. 39 (now Alexandria-Washington Lodge No. 22) established.
 * 1784 – Virginia Journal and Alexandria Advertiser begins publication.
 * 1789 – A portion of Fairfax County, including Alexandria, is ceded to the federal government.
 * 1790
 * Presbyterian Meeting House built.
 * Population: 2,748.
 * 1792
 * Bank of Alexandria established.
 * Stabler Apothecary in business.
 * 1794
 * Gadsby's Tavern in business.
 * Alexandria Library founded.
 * 1801 – Alexandria organized as a county of the District of Columbia.
 * 1817 – Market House built.
 * 1818 – St. Paul's Episcopal Church consecrated.
 * 1823 – Virginia Theological Seminary founded.
 * 1825 – Hallowell School opens.
 * 1828 – Franklin and Armfield slave traders in business.
 * 1830 – Population: 8,241.
 * 1833 – St. John's Academy established.
 * 1834 – Alexandria Gazette newspaper in publication.
 * 1839
 * Lyceum built.
 * Episcopal High School founded.
 * 1840 – Population: 8,459.
 * 1843 – Alexandria Canal to Georgetown opens.
 * 1847 – Alexandria retroceded to Virginia.
 * 1852 – City of Alexandria incorporated.
 * 1860 – Population: 12,652.
 * 1863 – August: Alexandria becomes seat of Restored Government of Virginia.
 * 1865 – Convention of the Colored People of Virginia held in city.
 * 1870 – City becomes independent of Alexandria County.
 * 1873 – Alexandria City Hall rebuilt.
 * 1897 – The lynching of Joseph H. McCoy.
 * 1899 – The lynching of Benjamin Thomas.

20th century

 * 1906 – Union Station built.
 * 1923 – Cornerstone of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial laid.
 * 1930 – Potomac becomes part of city.
 * 1937 – Alexandria Free Public Library opens.
 * 1940 – Robinson Library and Vernon Theatre open.
 * 1945 – Centre Theatre built.
 * 1946 – Old Town Alexandria historic district established.
 * 1952 - Part of Fairfax County annexed to city.
 * 1954 – Historic Alexandria Foundation chartered.
 * 1960 – Population: 91,023.
 * 1961
 * Woodrow Wilson Bridge opens.
 * Frank E. Mann becomes mayor.
 * 1967 – Charles E. Beatley becomes mayor.
 * 1974 – Torpedo Factory Art Center opens.
 * 1975
 * Alexandria Packet newspaper begins publication.
 * City archaeological commission formed.
 * 1976 – Gadsby's Tavern museum opens.
 * 1983
 * Washington Metro King Street–Old Town station, Braddock Road station, and Eisenhower Avenue station open.
 * Gifts in Kind International headquartered in Alexandria.
 * 1985
 * Vola Lawson becomes city manager, the first woman to hold the position.
 * Jim Moran becomes mayor.
 * 1990 – Population: 111,182.
 * 1991
 * Van Dorn Street station opens.
 * Patsy Ticer becomes mayor.
 * 1996
 * City website online.
 * Kerry J. Donley becomes mayor.

21st century

 * 2003 – William D. Euille becomes mayor.
 * 2005 – United States Patent and Trademark Office headquartered in city.
 * 2010 – Population: 139,966.
 * 2015 – Don Beyer becomes U.S. representative for Virginia's 8th congressional district.
 * 2016 – Allison Silberberg becomes mayor.
 * 2017
 * Congressional baseball shooting occurs on June 14.
 * The National Science Foundation relocates their headquarters to the Eisenhower Valley neighborhood from Arlington.
 * 2019
 * Justin Wilson becomes mayor.
 * Construction begins on Potomac Yard station, slated to be the fifth Washington Metro station in the city,
 * 2020 – Population reaches 159,467.
 * 2022 – Landmark Mall is demolished as work begins on its redevelopment.