Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington in Arlington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Ronald Reagan

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 23, 2013

1. Ronald Reagan Marker

Inscription. The statue of Ronald Wilson Reagan, 40th President of the United States from 1981-1989, is located northeast of this location at the driving entrance to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

In 1987, President Reagan's Secretary of Transportation Elizabeth Dole provided the leadership to achieve historic legislation transferring operational control of this airport from the federal government to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. The transfer ensured the development of the current airport, a historic gateway to our Nation's Capital.

The 9-foot bronze statue on President Reagan was sculpted by Chas Fagan of North Carolina and was dedicated on November 1, 2011 during the centennial year of President Reagan's birth.

This statue was made possible by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, Secretary Elizabeth Dole and additional generous contributions by beloved friends of President Reagan listed below: The Hon. Barbara McDonnell Barrett and Mr. Craig Barrett; The Hon. Frank C. Carlucci and Mrs. Marcia M. Carlucci; Mrs. Anne Coors; The Hon. Elizabeth Dole; Mr. Philip H. Geier, Jr.; Mr. Donald M. Kendall; The Hon. Joseph Carlton Petrone and Mrs. Augusta Petrone; The G. Marlyne Sexton Family

Erected 2011 by The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation

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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #40 Ronald Reagan series list. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1847.

Location. 38° 50.939′ N, 77° 2.532′ W. Marker is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. It is on Aviation Circle 0.4 miles north of Airport Access Road (Virginia Route 233), on the right when traveling north. Marker is in front of Terminal A, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2401 South Smith Boulevard, 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 Alexander Family (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Dress (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Industrial Age (approx. 0.2 miles away); Abingdon (approx. 0.2 miles away); Abingdon Plantation Restoration (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Stable Manager - Rented to George Washington (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Custis Family (approx. 0.2 miles away); Abingdon Plantation (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arlington.

Also see . . . Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport [DCA]. (Submitted on December 30, 2013, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)