Khadijah Sandifer , ContributorSituated on the Potomac River, just south of Washington, D.C., Alexandria, Va.,  is known for its Old Town, with brick sidewalks and well-preserved 18th- and 19th-century buildings. Founded in 1749, Alexandria was a tobacco trading post, one of the ten busiest ports in America. Alexandria was the hometown of George Washington, Robert E. Lee, Jim Morrison and Mama Cass. It is also the hometown of Augusta University’s Tyvez Monroe, a senior captain on the men’s basketball team.
December 10, 2018