alexandria va homes: Tuesday Stroll In Northern Virginia-The Cannons Still Keep Watch At Fort Ward Park
- 09/27/11 11:28 AM
You might think as you start to stroll the treed grounds at Fort Ward Park in Alexandria that this is just another nice place to stretch your legs or have a picnic. However as you start to explore you discover the parks history. Fort Ward was a Union fort used during the civil war to help protect the DC area.
Strolling the grounds you come across the raised ground where the cannons took aim on Confederate troops. You will also see the entrance to the bunkers which helped shelter the 500 troops stationed at the Fort from 1861-1865. The preserved fort … (12 comments)
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alexandria va homes: Allow some cushion time BEFORE you move in IF you plan to do some renovation work to your new home
- 08/24/11 11:45 AM
I'm in the process of two rennovation projects on rental properties I own in Alexandria VA. One property is unoccupied so getting contractors in and out has been easy. They can work without furniture, people or pets in the way. The second property is occupied and it means everything needs to be scheduled to keep from being to disturbing to the tenants.
And of course both projects are taking longer than anticipated. Not only do we need to measure twice but allow more time than we thought to get a flooring project (or painting) than we thought.
It's happened again...I've met/spoken w/ … (4 comments)
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You might think as you start to stroll the treed grounds at Fort Ward Park in Alexandria that this is just another nice place to stretch your legs or have a picnic. However as you start to explore you discover the parks history. Fort Ward was a Union fort used during the civil war to help protect the DC area. 
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