Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington in Arlington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Abingdon
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, December 10, 2025
1. Abingdon Marker
the adopted daughter of
General George Washington
Original land grant 1669
Purchased by John Parke Custis
in 1778 from the Alexanders
for whom Alexandria Virginia
was named
Destroyed by fire in 1930
The ruins preserved 1933 by the
Washington Branch of the
Association for the Preservation
of Virginia Antiquities
Erected 1933 by Washington Branch of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1669.
Location. 38° 51.075′ N, 77° 2.675′ W. Marker is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. It can be reached from National Avenue. Marker is located between the parking garages at Ronald Reagan National Airport. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Arlington VA 22202, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Northern Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Industrial Age (here, next to this marker); Abingdon Plantation Restoration (here, next to this marker); The Stable Manager - Rented to George Washington
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Also see . . . Abingdon Plantation. (Submitted on July 11, 2011, by Bernard H. Berne of Arlington, Virginia.)
Photographed by Kevin W., June 12, 2008
2. Abingdon Marker
Photographed by Kevin W., June 12, 2008
3. Abingdon Marker
Marker has a great view of the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and occasionally a passing Metro train.
Photographed by Kevin W., June 12, 2008
4. Abingdon Markers
Photographed by Kevin W., June 12, 2008
5. Abingdon House Ruins
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, December 11, 2018
6. Eleanor "Nelly" Parke Custis Lewis
This c. 1804 painting by Gilbert Stuart hangs in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 13, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,645 times since then and 16 times this year. Last updated on February 4, 2009, by Kevin Vincent of Arlington, Virginia. Photos: 1. submitted on December 10, 2025, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 17, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 6. submitted on December 13, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
