"Jackson City" & "alexander Island"

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The Outlaw Race Track & money should be of interest to someone

The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.), 12 April 1895.








The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, April 12, 1895, Image 1 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress

 

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the Mount Vernon racetrack operated at Alexandria prior to the Civil War, and the St. Asaph track operated near that same location in the 1890's
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in the 1890's, the St. Asaph track was located next to railroads linking Alexandria with Washington, DC and Leesburg
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St. Asaph racetrack in the Del Ray neighborhood of Alexandria
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Horse Racing and Gambling in Virginia

 

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Name of one of the horses racing...