Bluemont in Arlington in Arlington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Southern-Shreve Cemetery

Photographed by Kevin Vincent, April 28, 2013

1. Southern-Shreve Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Five generations of the Southern, Shreve, and related families are interred in this burial plot. The Shreve family in Arlington dates from the arrival of Samuel Shreve from New Jersey about 1780. Shreve purchased a tract of land near Ballston in 1791. The earliest grave (1832) is that of John Redin (Sixth Continental Line), a veteran of the American Revolution. Redin’s daughter married Richard Southern.

Erected by Arlington County.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1780.

Location. 38° 52.82′ N, 77° 7.66′ W. Marker is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in Bluemont. It can be reached from North Harrison Street north of Fairfax Drive, on the right when traveling north. The cemetery can also be accessed from a spur trail off the Custis Bike Trail. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Arlington VA 22205, 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: Arlington Constitutional Garden (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lest We Forget (approx. 0.4 miles away); Alice N. Nicolson (approx. half a mile away); Tracks into History (approx. half a mile away); Civil War Outpost

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(approx. half a mile away); Bluemont Junction (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named The Great Falls Line (approx. 0.6 miles away); Rosslyn Station (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arlington.

Other markers no longer nearby. Confederate Outpost (was approx. half a mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Great Falls Line (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Southern-Shreve Cemetery Marker with cemetery in background image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Vincent, April 28, 2013

2. Southern-Shreve Cemetery Marker with cemetery in background

Southern-Shreve Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Vincent, April 28, 2013

3. Southern-Shreve Cemetery

John Redin's Grave image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Vincent, April 28, 2013

4. John Redin's Grave

John Redin's grave is decorated with the 13-star flag.

Marker on bike trail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Vincent, April 28, 2013

5. Marker on bike trail

This marker was erected in 2013 as an Eagle Project by a local Boy Scout to direct people on the bike path to visit Private Redin's grave in the adjacent cemetery which is not visible from the path. Private John Redin was one of the few Revolutionary War veterans who are known to be buried in Arlington County.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2013, by Kevin Vincent of Arlington, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,218 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 28, 2013, by Kevin Vincent of Arlington, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.