I'm pretty sure it was 1997
Edit: Found it
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3092/is_n13_v36/ai_19583497/
Target readies July openings
Discount Store News, July 7, 1997
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In Virginia, the October openings are: Alexandria (across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.), Burke, Manassas, Newport News (Greatland), Richmond (Greatland) and Virginia Beach.
Forum:
Fairfax County General