A historic find in Old Town Alexandria is turning heads. The construction of a new hotel has uncovered a sailing ship that is believed to date back to the Revolutionary War.

The Potomac River Generating Station, a shuttered coal-fired power plant in North Old Town, has been sold to Hilco Redevelopment Partners and is slated for redevelopment in a move that city ...

WASHINGTON — Two additional centuries-old ships have been unearthed in Old Town Alexandria, not far from where an 18th-century vessel was unearthed a few years ago.

The remains of two ships, potentially from the late 1700s or early 1800s, have been found at a construction site in Old Town Alexandria. Skip to content. Main Navigation. Search. Search for: ...

Old Town Alexandria and Frederick, Md., have two of the best downtowns in the country, according to a Web site devoted to small and mid-sized cities. Livability.com has an affinity for lists ...

The site of the shuttered Potomac River Generating Station on the Alexandria waterfront now has a way forward to development. A 21-member committee released an update to the Old Town North Small ...

An aging office (red asterisk) eyed for residential conversion among potential redevelopment sites (orange) in Alexandria's Old Town North.

The largest and most intact of the uncovered Old Town ships. As long as there’s been an Alexandria, there’s been a waterfront plan. In the mid-to-late 1700s the bustling port city was on the rise.