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This long-running daily newspaper was printed and published by Samuel Snowden in Alexandria, Virginia, under various names including the Alexandria Daily Gazette Commercial & Political and the Alexandria Gazette & Daily Advertiser. Did you know that Arlington County was once known as Alexandria County, beginning in 1801?

Full text of articles covers July 11, 1808 to December 30, 1876. Some issues published within the date range may be missing. Efforts to locate and add any such missing issues are ongoing. 

Microfilm of this newspaper for Feb. 1784 - Dec. 1811 and Nov. 8, 1924 - Feb. 13, 1936 is available from the Library's Center for Local History.

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