George Washington's Hometown of Alexandria with Historian Tim Rose

In 2026, we celebrate 250 years since our Declaration of Independence. In honor of this milestone in our country’s history, we’ll be placing an extra emphasis on the American Founding in episodes and with guests this year. And there’s no better place to start on this theme than in the James Wilson Institute’s backyard, historic Old Town Alexandria, Virginia the home of the Institute since 2021, and with the father of our country George Washington for whom Alexandria was his adopted hometown.Our guest has written a new book weaving the story of Washington’s life with the growth of Alexandria from the mid 18th century onward. That guest is local historian Tim Rose, author of George Washington and Alexandia, A Founding Friendship . Tim is the founder and owner of Alexandria History Tours. In addition to being a published author, he is a proud Marine Corps veteran who lives in Old Town Alexandria. Learn more about Tim and Alexandria History Tours Buy the book from Amazon

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George Washington's Hometown of Alexandria with Historian Tim Rose is an episode from James Wilson Institute Podcast by James Wilson Institute.

This episode is 01:09:57 long.

This episode was published on Feb 26, 2026.

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