Holiday Inn Alexandria-Historic District

This fertile patch of Potomac Riverfront hit the American stage in the mid-1750s. At the time, the town was an English seaport. All that changed during the American Revolution. General George Washington even ran training exercises in Market Square. At the turn of the nineteenth century, Alexandria joined the newly-formed District of Columbia. Around this time, the city became home to the family of the legendary Civil War general to-be, Robert E. Lee. By mid-1800s, the lack of voting rights led Alexandria to secede back into Virginia.