ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Located in Old Town Alexandria and operated by the City of Alexandria, the Alexandria Black History Museum explores the integral relationship between Alexandria's African-American heritage and other cultural traditions. Originally constructed in 1940, a portion of the current building was formerly the Robert Robinson Library, the first "separate but equal" library for African Americans in Alexandria, Virginia.
ARLINGTON, Va. — Little Kent 2, in the final regular-season meet of the indoor track season, participated in both the high jump and 500 meters. He has qualified to participate in the upcoming National District meet where he will represent the Atoms.
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ARLINGTON, Va. — The Atoms men’s and women’s track teams returned to action after the holiday break with Little Kent 2 performing well in both the high jump and 500 meters.
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MCLEAN, Va. and GLEN ECHO and BROOKMONT, Md. — Today's mild temperatures meant a visit outside to Fort Marcy Park and a return to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Park.Â
Fort Marcy was completed in 1961 as a Union fortification on the northern bank of the Potomac River, whose batteries helped protect Leesburg Pike and the Chain Bridge, important entries into Washington, DC from Virginia. Located along the George Washington Memorial Parkway, the remains of the earthen works fort provide hiking trails around the fort and Civil War-era cannons within the earthen walls and dry moat of the fort.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal along the Potomac River between Washington, DC and Cumberland, Maryland was in operation from 1831 until 1924 and was established as a National Park in 1971. The lockhouses were built by the C&O Canal Company along the canal in the 19th century to provide basic housing for lockkeepers and their families, who opened and closed locks for boats moving up and down the canal.
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