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Thornton Friends School

Thornton Friends School was a 6-12 Quaker school with three campuses, two in Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.A. , and one in Alexandria, Virginia in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The Alexandria campus continues to operate as Alexandria Friends School. There was on average around 55 students in the Silver Spring Upper School and 15 students in the middle school; the Virginia upper school once had as many as 43 students.

Located at 38.8206, -77.0963 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Quaker schools in Maryland, Schools in Montgomery County, Maryland, Defunct schools in Maryland

Alexandria Friends School

Alexandria Friends School (AFS) is a private, non-profit Friends "Quaker" middle and high school (grades 6-12) located at 3830 Seminary Road in Alexandria, Virginia, USA. It was founded in 2006 by faculty and staff from Thornton Friends School's Alexandria campus, which closed at the end of the 2005-2006 school year. The school will temporarily close its high school in 2012 and accept applicants for 6th and 7th grade only for the 2012-2013 school year.

Located at 38.8206, -77.0963 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Quaker schools in Virginia, Schools in Alexandria, Virginia, Private high schools in Virginia, Educational institutions established in 2006, Private middle schools in Virginia

Vaucluse (plantation)

Vaucluse was a plantation in Fairfax County, Virginia, three miles (5 km) from Alexandria and 10 miles from Washington, D.C. , on a hill near the Virginia Theological Seminary, that was owned first by Dr. James Craik, and later by the Fairfax family, the first being Thomas Fairfax, 9th Lord Fairfax of Cameron.

Located at 38.815, -77.0989 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Cary family of Virginia, Fairfax family residences, Houses in Fairfax County, Virginia, Plantations in Virginia

Landmark Mall

The Landmark Mall, or Landmark Regional Shopping Center, is located in a triangle formed by Duke Street, Shirley Highway, and Van Dorn Street in Alexandria, Virginia. The mall opened in 1965, and was the first mall in the Washington D.C. area to feature three anchor department stores; the Hecht Company (now Macy's) (163,000 sq ft), Sears and Roebuck (236,000 sq ft), and Woodward & Lothrop (later JCPenney, then Lord & Taylor, now vacant) (151,000 sq ft).

Located at 38.8162, -77.1317 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Alexandria, Virginia, Shopping malls in Virginia, General Growth Properties, Visitor attractions in Alexandria, Virginia, Shopping malls established in 1965, 1965 establishments in the United States, Shopping malls in the Washington metro area

Fort Worth, Virginia

Fort Worth was a timber and earthwork fortification constructed west of Alexandria, Virginia as part of the defenses of Washington, D.C. during the American Civil War. Built in the weeks following the Union defeat at Bull Run, Fort Worth was situated on a hill north of Hunting Creek, and Cameron Run, (which feeds into it).

Located at 38.815, -77.099 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Government buildings completed in 1861, Infrastructure completed in 1861, Civil War defenses of Washington, D.C., American Civil War forts in Virginia, Buildings and structures in Alexandria, Virginia

Cameron Run Regional Park

Cameron Run Regional Park is a park operated by the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority located near Cameron Run on Eisenhower Avenue in Alexandria, Virginia. The Park features batting cages, a full 18 hole miniature golf course, and a waterpark. The waterpark, known as Great Waves, has a wave pool, a toddlers pool, and water slides.

Located at 38.8051, -77.1021 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Parks in Alexandria, Virginia

Francis C. Hammond Middle School

Francis C. Hammond Middle School is located at 4646 Seminary Road in the West End area of Alexandria, Virginia. The school was built in 1956 as Francis C. Hammond High School and named after Francis C. Hammond, a United States Navy Hospital Corpsman. Francis C. Hammond Middle School has applied to be part of the International Baccalaureate program.

Located at 38.8266, -77.1109 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Public middle schools in Virginia

Mark Center Building

The Mark Center Building in Alexandria, Virginia, is the new location for the Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) of the United States Department of Defense and a number of other DoD agencies. The name of the site refers to the "Mark Center" commercial property in which it is located, at the intersection of Seminary Road and Beauregard Street at the Interstate 395 interchange.

Located at 38.8303, -77.1163 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Alexandria, Virginia, Government buildings completed in 2012