Fishtown

Fishtown

Historic Alexandria

Fishtown was a seasonal district on Alexandria's Wharf. A collection of wooden shacks and temporary buildings, fishtown housed a variety of fish-related businesses, such as catching, salting, packing, and serving. Fishtown was predominantly habituated by African Americans, who worked as dock hands and factory workers.

Alexander J Wedderburn

Souvenir Virginia Tercentennial of Historic Alexandria, Va: Past and Present

before 1907