Planted on 5 June 1997 to mark the 50th Anniversary of the unveiling of the Marshall Plan with soil from Uniontown, PA, the Virginia Military Institute, the Department of State, the Department of Defense and Dodona Manor. Army Chief of Staff, . . . — — Map (db m137222) HM
[on base of statue by Edward Clark Potter, south face:]
KEARNY
[west face:]
New Jersey honors her most distinguished soldier. Erected 1914
[north face:] Major General Philip Kearny
Born June 1, 1814 . . . — — Map (db m22087) WM
The kitchen garden put food on the table at Arlington House. As blackberries and tomatoes ripened in the summer heat, squash and artichokes branched out leafy and green. Here enslaved gardeners turned the soil, digging for turnips, carrots, and . . . — — Map (db m204472) HM
Selina Gray, her husband, and their eight children lived in the room to your right. She was Mrs. Lee's personal maid and later the head housekeeper. Her parents had been Mt. Vernon slaves, so she grew up steeped in the lore of George Washington. . . . — — Map (db m70500) HM
Arlington National Cemetery began when the Civil War casualties overwhelmed area cemeteries. Three years after the Lees fled their home, Quartermaster Montgomery Meigs ordered the bodies of Union soldiers to be strategically buried around Mrs. . . . — — Map (db m204423) HM
The American Legion
In memory of
Ignace Jan Paderewski
artist, composer, musician, statesman, patriot, humanitarian and friend of American war veterans, who, from his death to the rebirth of freedom in his homeland, here rested in honor . . . — — Map (db m11133) HM
Jumping Mustangs
1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry
(Air Assault, Airborne, Airmobile)
1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile)
This tree is dedicated to all the skytroopers who served in the battalion during the Vietnam Era 1965 - 1971. It stands . . . — — Map (db m137203) WM
Large estates customarily had a vegetable garden and summer kitchen near the main house. Slaves gathered fresh produce, prepared it in the summer kitchen, and carried it directly to the main dining room.
Arlington’s garden extended from the . . . — — Map (db m71606) HM
This Korean Pine Tree is dedicated to the memory of all the gallant Americans who fought and died to preserve freedom during the Korean War. May it grow and prosper in peace as a symbol of the friendship between the United States of America and the . . . — — Map (db m137211) WM
“The beginning of the end of war lies in remembrance.”Herman Wouk
In sacred memory of those Americans who gave their lives during the Korean War, 1950 - 1953.
54,246 Died. 8,177 Missing in Action. 389 Unaccounted for P.O.W. . . . — — Map (db m18005) WM
Original marker: The officers and crew attached to the U. S. Steamer Lancaster, Flag Officer J. B. Montgomery, on her first cruise in these seas, erect this monument in memory of shipmates who died and are buried here.
Bronze . . . — — Map (db m100123) WM
This Oak planted as a Memorial
to the WWII sailors who manned the U.S. Navy
Landing Craft Support Ships.
Was Dedicated By The National Association
of USS LCS(L) 1-130 On 26 August 1994.
"We were the Mighty Midgets...
The small . . . — — Map (db m62351) WM
In Memory Of
The Men of the Lexington Militia
Killed In Action • 19 April 1775
During the First Battle of the American Revolution
John Brown Robert Munroe
Samuel Hadley Isaac Muzzy
Caleb Harrington Jonas Parker . . . — — Map (db m62373) WM
The yard behind the mansion churned with a flurry of daily chores and demanding labor. Enslaved people crossed dirt paths here, their arm is packed with garden produce and supplies for field workers toiling in the 1,100 plantation acres. Close . . . — — Map (db m194393) HM
Mary Randolph, wife of David Meade Randoph, and first person known to be buried at Arlington, was the eldest child of Thomas Mann and Ann Cary Randolph, of Tuckahoe. Her maternal grandfather was Archibald Cary, of Ampthill; Her paternal . . . — — Map (db m135882) HM
The United States Battleship MAINE exploded and sank in Havana Harbor, Cuba on February 15, 1898. The rallying cry, "Remember the MAINE" swept the nation, inciting public opinion and precipitating the Spanish-American War. In March, . . . — — Map (db m10977) HM
In World War II a total of 135 U.S. airmen were killed in action over Denmark where they were buried.
They defied danger to come to our assistance in our fight for freedom.
They will forever be remembered with Denmark's gratitude. — — Map (db m11851) HM
[Unit insignia]:
"Ranger - Merrill's Marauders"
In memory of the gallant men of the
5307th Composite Unit (Prov.)
Northern Burma Campaign, 1944
"Sua Sponte" — — Map (db m15173) HM
"The footprints of the Montford Point Marines were left on the beaches of Roi-Namur, Saipan, Guam, Peleliu, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. The tides and winds have, long ago, washed them out into the seas of history; but, “The Chosen Few” . . . — — Map (db m11472) HM
In memory of our fallen comrades who sacrificed their lives in the service of their country while serving in the United States Navy with Naval combat demolition units and underwater demolition teams during World War II. — — Map (db m93172) WM
This Amelanchier tree was planted by
No Greater Love,
a humanitarian organization,
to honor POWs-MIAs of all wars
we will never forget you
April 9, 1983 — — Map (db m137209) WM
Orville Wright made his first heavier-than air
flight in Virginia at Fort Myer for the U.S.
Army on 3 Sept. 1908. He flew the plane
slightly more than a minute, reaching a
speed of 40 miles per hour. During the next
two weeks here, Wright broke . . . — — Map (db m108126) HM
In remembrance of the two hundred and seventy people killed in the terrorist bombing of Pan American Airways Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland 21 December 1988.
Presented by the Lockerbie Air Disaster Trust to the United States of America. . . . — — Map (db m10957) HM
George Washington Parke Custis was "land rich"—a man of 18,000 acres and 200 enslaved laborers inherited through his lineage to Martha Washington. Custis pooled these resources to build Arlington House in memory of his step-grandfather, his idol, . . . — — Map (db m194502) HM
These trees are dedicated to the men and women serving their country on the island of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii on December 7th, 1941
Remember Pearl Harbor — — Map (db m137208) WM
Archeology and oral history informs interpretation and historic preservation at Arlington House. Investigations in the 1980s and early 2000s revealed that the home's original cellar was used to store food. Surveys also revealed packed earth . . . — — Map (db m194407) HM
Revolutionary Soldier, 1775-1783
Pierre Charles L’Enfant
Engineer, Artist, Soldier
under the direction of George Washington, designed the plan for the Federal City
Major US Engineer Corps 1782
Charter member of the Society of the . . . — — Map (db m224006) HM
Just as G.W.P. Custis chose the site for Arlington House high above the Potomac River, visibility was the core of architect Pierre Charles L'Enfant's design for Washington, DC. L'Enfant, entombed before you, envisioned forested hills as natural . . . — — Map (db m213564) HM
(front)
R Adams Cowley
1st Lieutenant Medical Corps
United States Army
July 15, 1917 - October 27, 1991
Next to creating a life the finest thing a man can do is to save one
Abraham Lincoln
(back)
A . . . — — Map (db m99555) HM
In memory of the deceased members of the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry, Spanish American War. North face 1st Sgt. Fred R. Meyers · 3.M. Sgt. George Walsh · Sergt. Hamilton Fish, Jr. · Sergt. Henry H. Haywood · Sergt. Marcus D. Russell · Corpl . . . — — Map (db m11666) WM
In memory of all U.S. Sailors, Coast Guardsmen and Marines of African and Asian-Pacific Descent who honorably served officers as cooks, stewards and messmen on U.S. Navy ships and bases and who valiantly manned battle stations during World War II . . . — — Map (db m70767) WM
Selina Gray, the daughter of Leonard and Sallie Norris, was a second generation Arlington slave. For a number of years, Selina was the personal maid of Mrs. Robert E. Lee. By 1861, Salina had become the head housekeeper at Arlington. When Mrs. . . . — — Map (db m194390) HM
To the soldiers and sailors of the United States who gave their lives for their country in the War of 1898-99 with Spain, this monument is dedicated with sorrow, gratitude and pride by the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the . . . — — Map (db m11836) WM
In recognition of the cooperation of American, Soviet, and Allied armed forces during World War II, this marker symbolizes the link up of Soviet and American elements at the Elbe River on 25 April 1945.
In tribute to the battle against . . . — — Map (db m30704) WM
Dedicated to the memory of the 375 infantrymen from the 1st Battalion 21st Infantry, the 134 artillerymen from the 52nd Field Artillery Battalion, and the 31 medical personnel from the medical company of the 21st Infantry Regiment who comprised . . . — — Map (db m15130) WM
The "Buffalo Soldiers" "We can; we will!" "Ready and Forward!" 9th Cavalry 1891-1894 10th Cavalry 1931-1949
Fort Myer Buffalo Soldiers From 1891 to 1894 Troop K of the 9th Cavalry Regiment was stationed here as a reward for their valor on . . . — — Map (db m41109) HM
Dedicated to the memory of the members of the 23rd Regimental Combat Team missing or killed in action during the Korean War 1950-1953 Presented by the members of the 23rd Infantry Regiment Korean War Branch 2nd Infantry Division Association 2nd . . . — — Map (db m98643) WM
Dedicated 1 May 1992 by the "Col" Reuben H. Tucker Chapter 82nd Airborne Division Association To the memory of every member past and present - living and deceased who served in the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment "The Devils in Baggy Pants" . . . — — Map (db m98633) WM
"Cherish these forest trees," Marquis de Lafayette, 1825.
William Howard Russell, a famous 19th century English correspondent, once described the forest before you as "some of the finest woods I have seen in . . . — — Map (db m194491) HM
This oak tree was dedicated by the Honorable George Bush, President of the United States, on August 7, 1989, to commemorate the Bicentennial of the establishment of the War Department under the United States Constitution. It honors the men and . . . — — Map (db m71034) WM
Mrs. Robert E. Lee took special interest in the flower garden, and she helped shape its final design. In the center stood a large, latticed arbor, its walls covered with flowering jasmine.
The Lees used the arbor for summer entertaining and . . . — — Map (db m70683) HM
Selena Gray was born into slavery in December 1823, the daughter of Leonard and Sallie Norris. She learned to read and write as a personal maid for Mary Lee. In the same parlor where the Lees wed, Selena married Thornton Gray, and enslaved stable . . . — — Map (db m213563) HM
Here the Custis and Lee family members entertained guests, strolled with suitors, read precious letters, buried their much beloved pets, communed with nature, engaged in spiritual reflection, and enjoyed the shade and solitude of a wooden arbor. . . . — — Map (db m70685) HM
By Act of Congress October 25, 1949 Amvets Herein installed and presented a carillon to the people of the United States as a memorial to those who died in World War II Dedicated December 21, 1949 By President Harry S. Truman Rededicated April 2, . . . — — Map (db m93236) WM
Past the rose garden, about a 10-minute walk from here, rows of houses curved around the land once owned by the Lee family. This was Freedmen's Village, a temporary community of former slaves established in 1863. Most who lived here risked their . . . — — Map (db m204471) HM
Insignia of the 187th Regimental Combat Team (Airborne) "In honor of our fallen comrades, 'till we form again" Insignia of airborne regiments — — Map (db m93166) WM
Two hundred strategic bomber escort missions over Europe with the 15th Air Force without the loss of a single bomber to enemy aircraft, 1944-45, a record unsurpassed.
Dedicated in their memory, 10 November 1995. — — Map (db m13838) WM
The 3d Division was organized at Camp Greene, North Carolina on 23 November 1917. All units of the division were in France by March 1918. The division entered combat in May. On July 15 it distinguished itself in defense of the Marne River at . . . — — Map (db m11143) HM WM
First military officer in the world to pilot an airplane, solo, in flight
May 19, 1908
Hammondsport, New York
First person in the world to lose his life as the result of an airplane accident
September 17, 1908
Fort Myer, Virginia . . . — — Map (db m70824) HM
Under authority of Public Resolution 67, of the 66th Congress, approved March 4, 1921, an unknown American soldier was exhumed from each of the four American cemeteries in France. They were placed in identical caskets and assembled at Chalons Sur . . . — — Map (db m61934) HM WM
1831 Mary Custis marries Robert E. Lee.
1862 Custis slaves emancipated.
1863 Freedman's Village established at Arlington.
1925 Congress authorizes restoration of Arlington House.
1955 Arlington House officially . . . — — Map (db m204429) HM
As Union force threatened to occupy northern Virginia in 1861, the Lee Family evacuated Arlington House. Looking Across the river, you can see the vantage point it offered to protect the capital city. The hilltop swelled with tents, cannons, wagons . . . — — Map (db m175213) HM
Dedicated To
United States Army Reserve
Soldiers and Families
Who Have Served And
Sacrificed For Our Nation
100
Army Reserves
100 Years Strong
1908-2008 — — Map (db m62348) WM
World War I
World War II
Korean War Era
Vietnam
Desert Storm
[Ivy Leaf Insignia:]
In Memory of All Veterans of the U.S. 4th Infantry (Ivy) Division
Dedicated 1 July 1993 — — Map (db m15128) WM
"Lest We Forget"
This Tree And Marker Are Dedicated
In Honor And Remembrance
Of All Who Served
Aboard U.S. Navy Cruisers
25 April 1998 — — Map (db m62352) WM
Dedicated to the U.S. Secret Army in the Kingdom of Laos.
In memory of the Hmong and Lao combat veterans and their American advisors who served freedom's cause in Southeast Asia. Their patriotic valor and loyalty in the defense of liberty . . . — — Map (db m11982) WM
This tree grows in memory of journalists who died while covering wars or conflicts for the American people.
One who finds a truth lights a torch. In remembrance: — — Map (db m11719) HM
Second Schweinfurt
Memorial Association
presents and dedicates this memorial
to the memory of the airmen of the
United States Army 8th Air Force
who against overwhelming odds
and "savage" defiance
attacked and . . . — — Map (db m137220) WM
[Obverse]:
In grateful and loving tribute to the brave crew of the United States Space Shuttle Challenger.
28 January 1986
Francis R. (Dick) Scobee
Commander
Washington
May 19, 1939
Michael J. Smith
Pilot
North . . . — — Map (db m11147) HM
[Obverse:]
Brown. Clark. Chawla. Anderson. Ramon. Husband. McCool.
STS 107
In memory of the crew of
United States Space Shuttle Columbia
1 February 2003.
[Reverse:]
In memory of the crew of the United States Space . . . — — Map (db m11098) HM
In memory of those who sacrificed their lives on the
USS Underhill (DE-682)
Sunk: July 24, 1945 -- 112 crewmen lost
Dedicated: July 24, 1997 by
Shipmates, Family and Friends — — Map (db m137958) WM
1961 - 1975 In honored memory of the helicopter pilots and crewmembers who gave the full measure of devotion to their nation in the Vietnam War — — Map (db m137227) WM
Ranger In memory of the Vietnamese rangers and their American ranger advisors, 1960-1975. Their patriotism, valor and fidelity in the defense of freedom must never be forgotten. Biet dong quan sat (Rangers lead the way) Renderings . . . — — Map (db m12048) WM
Walter Reed, M.D. of The Univ. of Va;
A.M. of Harvard University • L.L.D. of The
Univ. of Mich; Professor of Bacteriology
Army Medical School and Columbian
Univ. Washington, D.C.
"He gave to man control over that
dreadful . . . — — Map (db m51174) HM
[Quotes are etched in glass on the top of the memorial:]
I'm still so very proud
of my Naval service.
I would do it again if I could.
Mildred Pearl Lane, Yeoman 2nd Class, US Navy, World War I
This award doesn't
have . . . — — Map (db m137193) WM
So proudly we hail
the 405,399 Americans who gave their lives
for freedom during World War II
You live forever in our hearts
Dedicated by No Greater Love
and the
Families of these gallant Americans
December 8, . . . — — Map (db m137954) WM
On September 9, 1908, near this site,
Orville Wright carried aloft in
public his first passenger, Lt. Frank
P. Lahm, for a flight lasting 6
minutes and 24 seconds. Three days
later, he took Major George O. Squier
on a flight of 9 minutes and . . . — — Map (db m108151) HM
In memory of our heroic dead
of WW II-who shall be forever young
The National WW II Glider Pilots Association
"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers" — — Map (db m137196) WM
During the Civil War, many escaped and freed slaves traveled north seeking refuge in Union camps. Thousands crowded into the Federal City. The number of refugees quickly overwhelmed the area’s resources. Overcrowding and disease became prevalent. In . . . — — Map (db m5293) HM
After the outbreak of the Civil War, escaped slaves sought refuge at Union Camps and thousands crowded into the Federal City. In response to the unhealthy conditions in Washington, the government selected a site on Arlington Heights in May, 1863, to . . . — — Map (db m6409) HM
Dedicated to our Indian warriors and their brothers who have served us so well - the Viet-Nam era veterans. We are honored to remember you. — — Map (db m15815) WM
Arlington's first house of worship, the Chapel of Ease of Arlington Plantation, was near this location. George Washington Parke Custis built it about 1825 for his family, neighbors, and servants. Services were conducted by students from the . . . — — Map (db m30008) HM
Since its construction in 1892 as a meeting hall, this building has been in continuous community service. In addition to its use for community meetings, the building also was used for an elementary school, church services, a nursery school, a . . . — — Map (db m55375) HM
Enslaved here
Nancy
Female
Born ca. 1775
Died ca. 1831 - 1840
Enslaved here
Name unknown
Male
Born ca. 1806 - 1820
Enslaved here
Name unknown
Male
Born 1844 — — Map (db m238963) HM
In 1742, John Ball received a 166-acre land grant from Lord Fairfax and became one of the first settlers in this area. The oldest portion of the present house is a one-story 18th century log cabin that was probably built by John Ball. In 1772, six . . . — — Map (db m55374) HM
Moses Ball (1717-1792), the ancestor of generations of prominent Arlingtonians, received a 91-acre grant on this land from Lord Fairfax in 1748. The property remained in the Ball Family until 1818. It is thought that Ball built his home on a rise . . . — — Map (db m56091) HM
Here between 1766 and 1908 were buried members of the Ball and Carlin families. In 1742 John Ball was granted 166 acres in this area and in 1748 his brother Moses Ball was granted 91 adjoining acres, now the site of Doctor’s Hospital. They were . . . — — Map (db m202339) HM
Although it is no longer legible, this monument marks the northernmost point of an approximately 1200-acre tract of land that George Washington purchased in 1775 prior to the American Revolution. Washington used an oak tree that stood on this site . . . — — Map (db m56480) HM
Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary, a nature preserve that hosts many species of migratory birds, included a designed recreational road pull-off parking area intended as a feature of the Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, the original portion of the . . . — — Map (db m156767) HM
Artist and landscape designer Walter Hood took inspiration for the design of the John Robinson, Jr. Town Square from the surrounding history of Green Valley. Over the course of six years, Hood engaged residents and community leaders in the design . . . — — Map (db m214447) HM
Wheelhouse explores the industrial history of the Jennie Dean Park site through the lens of the great American pastime—baseball. Inspired by the mill that stood in this location in the early 1700's and the park's rich recreational . . . — — Map (db m214512) HM
James & Nettie Peyton, African American residents, owned Peyton's field, a portion of which is set aside as Green Valley Ball Park. — — Map (db m214467) HM
Over the decades, team names included Green Valley Quicksteps, Green Machine, BG Reds, Lady Cold Blood, Over the Hill Gang, and more. — — Map (db m214503) HM
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