Historedia
Group or institution

Alexandria Town Council

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1846–1847

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Alexandria Town Council, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Alexandria County retroceded to Virginia

    1846–1847

    Role: Local Government

    1. February 2, 1846 · Virginia General AssemblyVirginia Acceptance Act

      The Virginia General Assembly passed an act in February 1846 to accept retrocession, contingent on congressional approval.

    2. July 9, 1846 · CongressCongressional Agreement for Referendum

      Congress agreed to hold a referendum in Alexandria County on retrocession in July 1846, following Virginia's legislative acceptance.

    3. March 13, 1847 · Alexandria CountyOfficial Retrocession to Virginia

      Alexandria County was officially returned to Virginia on March 13, 1847, after the state passed its retrocession bill.

Sources

  1. District of Columbia retrocession Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28
  2. Arlington County, Virginia Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-04