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CATEGORIES:Archaeology Museum,Museums,Old & Historic Alexandria
DESCRIPTION:To make sure the time\, location\, and other aspects have not c
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 s.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=14130\n\nFrom 1856 to 1866 an o
 ctagonal house stood on the grounds of the First Baptist Church at 2932 Ki
 ng Street.  For its short existence\, the unique house played a remarkable
  role during a turbulent time in Alexandria's history.  Built in 1856 by S
 arah W. Hall\, a cultivated and refined New Yorker\, who relocated her fam
 ily to the Alexandria area\, the house's design and concrete construction 
 were unusual in Northern Virginia.  \n\nAfter the outbreak of the Civil Wa
 r in the spring of 1861\, the house's location along Leesburg Turnpike and
  in the vicinity of several Union Army fortifications led to its use as a 
 headquarters by several Union regiments and as a regimental hospital.  In 
 particular\, the Octagon House was associated with U.S. Brigadier General 
 John Sedgwick (1813-1864) and Amy Morris Bradley (1823-1904)\, a remarkabl
 e nurse\, whose abilities led her to the United States Sanitary Commission
  where she rose through the ranks to become Special Relief Agent. In that 
 capacity she transformed makeshift army hospitals from unsanitary camps in
 to clean\, efficiently-run hospitals.  \n\nThe house burned to the ground 
 in 1866.  As all above-ground physical traces of it disappeared\, the hous
 e's history all but faded as well. Julia Claypool's narrative will weave t
 ogether the fascinating history and people associated with an all but forg
 otten landmark.\n\nMs. Claypool\, a historian and cultural resources plann
 er\, surveys buildings and writes architectural narratives and prepares hi
 storical and architectural documentation.  She is the former Historic Site
  Administrator and Director of the Carlyle House Historic Park in Alexandr
 ia.\n\nThe lecture is sponsored by Friends of Alexandria Archaeology (FOAA
 ) in celebration of Virginia Archaeology Month.\n\nLocation: Alexandria Ar
 chaeology Museum\, 105 N. Union St.\nContact Phone: 703.746.4399\nContact 
 Email: archaeology@alexandriava.gov\nFees: Though free and open to the pub
 lic\, reservations are required\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Archae
 ology Museum\, Museums\, Old & Historic Alexandria\n\nImport this event in
 to your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=
 14130
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LOCATION:Alexandria Archaeology Museum\, 105 N. Union St.
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SUMMARY:Java Jolt Lecture: The Octagon House 
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CATEGORIES:Friendship Firehouse Museum,Museums,Old & Historic Alexandria,Ol
 d Town
DESCRIPTION:To make sure the time\, location\, and other aspects have not c
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 s.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=14410\n\nWhen Virginia joined t
 he Confederacy\, Union troops occupied Alexandria and many municipal funct
 ions were taken over by the U.S. Army.  This walking tour will explore fir
 efighting during the Union occupation.  Were firefighters allowed out afte
 r curfew?  What happened to the firehouses and equipment?   These question
 s and many others will be answered as tour participants visit the site of 
 four local fire houses\, and learn a great deal of firefighting and Civil 
 War history.  Best for ages 10 and up.\n\nLocation: Friendship Firehouse M
 useum\, 107 S. Alfred St.\nFees: $6.00 for adults\; $4.00 for ages 10-17\;
  reservations are required\, as space is limited.\nAudience: Anyone may at
 tend\nTags: Friendship Firehouse Museum\, Museums\, Old & Historic Alexand
 ria\, Old Town\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexan
 driava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=14410
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LOCATION:Friendship Firehouse Museum\, 107 S. Alfred St.
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SUMMARY:"We've Been Burned": Firefighting in Civil War 
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