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Alexandria City Post Office and Custom House

Alexandria VA

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Here is a great old photo we dug up showing the Alexandria Custom House in 1918.

custom house in Alexandria

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Source: Library of Congress

READ: Fascinating World War II U.S. Army Documentary About Alexandria

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