Potomac/Del Ray Alexandria (Alexandria, Virginia)

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Potomac, Virginia is an extinct town formerly located in Arlington County. A planned community, its proximity to Washington D.C. made it a popular place for employees of the U.S. government to live. Potomac was located adjacent to the massive Potomac Yard of the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad.

The area was developed beginning in 1894 as the communities of Del Ray, St. Elmo, Mt. Ida, and Hume, following a grid plan independent of that of Old Town Alexandria. Potomac was incorporated as a town in 1908. In 1928, the town had 2,355 residents. The Town of Potomac was annexed by the independent city of Alexandria in 1930. Today, in Alexandria, the Town of Potomac Historic District designates this historic portion of the city, and includes 1,840 acres and 690 buildings. The Town of Potomac was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

As of 2005, the United States Postal Service still recognizes "Potomac, VA" as an acceptable alternate address for ZIP code 22301, although "Alexandria, VA" is preferred

The Del Ray Citizens Association has a website at www.delraycitizen.org
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria,_Virginia#Del_Ray
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Coordinates:  38°49'32"N 77°3'32"W

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  • Del Ray runs along Mt. Vernon Ave and includes Russell and Commonwealth Rds from Braddock Road in the South to East/West Glebe Rd at the Northern apex. Del Ray does not cross Glebe Road, and certainly doesn't extend all the way up to Four Mile Run.
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