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

Ballston

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, October 3, 2017

1. Ballston Marker

Inscription. By 1900 a well-defined village called Central Ballston had developed in the area bounded by the present Wilson Boulevard, Taylor Street, Washington Boulevard, and Pollard Street. More diffuse settlement extended westward to Lubber Run and southward along Glebe Road to Henderson Road. The track of the Washington, Arlington, and Falls Church Electric Railroad ran along what is now Fairfax Drive; the Ballston Station was at Ballston Avenue, now Stuart Street. Here Clements Avenue, now Stafford Street, divided to pass on either side of an old Ball family graveyard.

Erected 1969 by Arlington County. (Marker Number 25.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.

Location. 38° 52.95′ N, 77° 6.63′ W. Marker is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in Virginia Square. It is at the intersection of North Fairfax Drive and North Stafford Street, on the right when traveling west on North Fairfax Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Arlington VA 22201, 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: Robert Ball Sr. Family Burial Ground (a few steps from this marker); Christ in Blessing, early 1930s

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(a few steps from this marker); Welburn Square (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ball's Crossroads (approx. 0.2 miles away); Peck Chevrolet (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Blue Goose (approx. 0.3 miles away); Urban Development (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lacey Car Barn (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arlington.

Also see . . . Ballston at Wikipedia. Good article on history of Ballston except there is no proof for the assertion that the Ball family who lived in this area were related to George Washington. That apocryphal lore is also found on a different nearby historical marker! (Submitted on June 4, 2012, by Kevin Vincent of Arlington, Virginia.)

Photographed by Kevin Vincent, June 16, 2012

2. Ballston Marker

Central United Methodist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Vincent, June 16, 2012

3. Central United Methodist Church

This church adjacent to the marker was constructed in 1923 according to the church's website -- http://www.cumcballston.org/history

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, October 4, 2017

4. Ballston Marker

The marker is to the right of the Central United Methodist Church of Ballston.

Ball Family Graveyard mentioned on marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Vincent, June 16, 2012

5. Ball Family Graveyard mentioned on marker

Looking west down Fairfax Drive from marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Vincent, June 16, 2012

6. Looking west down Fairfax Drive from marker

Looking south down Stafford Street from the marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Vincent, June 16, 2012

7. Looking south down Stafford Street from the marker

One of the gravestones from the small Ball Family graveyard. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, October 3, 2017

8. One of the gravestones from the small Ball Family graveyard.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 4, 2012, by Kevin Vincent of Arlington, Virginia. This page has been viewed 3,019 times since then and 98 times this year. Last updated on February 28, 2014, by Bernard H. Berne of Arlington, Virginia. Photos: 1. submitted on October 3, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 2, 3. submitted on June 16, 2012, by Kevin Vincent of Arlington, Virginia. 4. submitted on October 4, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 5, 6, 7. submitted on June 16, 2012, by Kevin Vincent of Arlington, Virginia. 8. submitted on October 4, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.