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Exploring Alexandria County in 1879 Through the Library of Congress Map Collection

Published March 1, 2013

Dive into the past and explore Alexandria County (now Arlington County) in 1879 with this awesome map from the Library of Congress map collection. GoDCer Tim will love it!

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The treasure trove of maps held by the Library of Congress gave us this awesome map of Alexandria County (i.e., Arlington County today) from 1879. GoDCer Tim is going to love this.

map of Alexandria County in 1879

Posted in GoDCers Love Maps
and tagged 1870s, Arlington VA

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