The Carlyle House in the wharf district of Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, a city immediately south of Washington, D.C., and once a larger, more thriving river port than the nation’s capital city. Scottish merchant John Carlyle built the historic mansion in 1751–53. In 1755, it was the initial headquarters for Major-General Edward Braddock in the Colony of Virginia during the French and Indian War. Photo by Carol Highsmith, 2019.