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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Arlington County, Virginia
Adjacent to Arlington County, Virginia
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| On 6th Street South east of Long Bridge Drive, on the right when traveling east. |
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7th Regiment New York Militia Infantry ★ May 1861 ★ Construction
2d New Jersey Infantry (three months) ★ May 1861
3d New Jersey Infantry (three months) ★ May 1861
21st New York Infantry ★ May - August 1861 . . . — — Map (db m134988) HM |
| On Fairfax Drive at Glebe Road (Virginia Route 120), on the right when traveling west on Fairfax Drive. |
| | In 1896, the Washington, Arlington & Falls Church Railway began running electric trolleys from Rosslyn to Falls Church on the present routes of Fairfax Drive and I-66. By 1907, the line linked downtown Washington to Ballston, Vienna, and the Town of . . . — — Map (db m64845) HM |
| On Marshall Drive near Richmond Highway. Reported permanently removed. |
| | Following World War II, the idea for a symbolic gift from "The People of the Netherlands to The People of the United States" met with generous response from all sections of the Netherlands. Queen Juliana presented a small silver bell to President . . . — — Map (db m129468) HM |
| On Little Falls Road at North George Mason Drive on Little Falls Road. |
| | Little Falls Road was originally a trail from the Indian villages at the head of Four Mile Run to the Potomac River fisheries just below the Little Falls. Later it was developed as a wagon road from the settlement at the Falls Church to Thomas Lee’s . . . — — Map (db m55811) HM |
| On North Old Glebe Road south of North Randolph Court, on the right when traveling north. |
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At the peak of the Civil War, as many as 1,000 soldiers were garrisoned at Fort Ethan Allen.
The men who built and defended the fort belonged to volunteer regiments recruited from New York, Massachusetts, and other northern states. While . . . — — Map (db m129240) HM |
| On 24th Road South west of South Glebe Road (Virginia Route 120), on the right when traveling east. |
| | The Little Zion Congregation was organized in 1866 by residents of Freedman's Village. The congregation purchased this site in 1874. In 1867, T.H. Lomax was elected Bishop of the AME Zion Church and assigned to the Washington, D.C. area. The Little . . . — — Map (db m130988) HM |
| Near Long Bridge Drive east of 6th Street South, on the right when traveling east. |
| | This stretch of riverside has hosted many diverse communities over time. Nameroughquena tribal homes, the large estates of the Lees and other prominent families, raucous Jackson City, and historic African-American neighborhoods have all existed in . . . — — Map (db m134978) HM |
| On 22nd Street South at South Kenmore Street, on the right when traveling east on 22nd Street South. |
| | Macedonia Baptist Church was the first African-American church established by residents in the Nauck community. Founded in 1911, the church traces its origins to prayer meetings held in 1908 at the home of Bonder and Amanda Johnson at 22nd Street . . . — — Map (db m69190) HM |
| On Marshall Drive near Richmond Highway. Reported permanently removed. |
| | The United States Marine Corps War Memorial stands as a symbol of our nation's high regard for the honored dead of the Marine Corps. Although the statue depicts one of the most famous events of World War II, the memorial is dedicated to all Marines . . . — — Map (db m129450) HM |
| On Campbell Avenue at South Quincy Street, on the right when traveling west on Campbell Avenue. |
| | Margaret Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell was born to a Moravian family in North Carolina, where her upbringing and education led her to devote her life to seeking educational opportunities for others. She served as dean of Staunton's Mary Baldwin College . . . — — Map (db m55736) HM |
| On North Carlin Springs Road. |
| | This home incorporates the original log house built about 1800 by William Carlin. It is one of the earliest structures remaining in Arlington. At one time, Carlin had been a tailor in Alexandria whose clients included George Washington. Mr. Carlin’s . . . — — Map (db m56352) HM |
| On Wilson Blvd. at N Monroe Street, on the right when traveling east on Wilson Blvd.. |
| | The Clarendon Elementary School was built in 1910 to serve the growing Clarendon neighborhood. The two-story symmetrical building was designed with a central hall and four classrooms on each floor. The school was renamed in 1925 to honor Matthew . . . — — Map (db m49434) HM |
| On North Lorcom Lane at North Edgewood Street, on the left when traveling west on North Lorcom Lane. |
| | Railroad and trolley lines stimulated the development of many Arlington neighborhoods in the early 20th century. In 1906 the Great Falls and Old Dominion Railway opened a line through this area. From 1909 to 1913 the Conservative Realty Corporation . . . — — Map (db m64883) HM |
| On Powhatan Street at 35th Street N, on the right when traveling north on Powhatan Street. |
| | To the northwest is Minor's Hill, so called for George Minor who lived on the far side at the time of the Revolution. It is the highest elevation in the county. In the fall of 1861, it was the site of a Confederate outpost. Afterwards there was a . . . — — Map (db m24992) HM |
| On US Marine Memorial Circle north of North Marshall Drive. |
| | Since World War II, the Marine Corps and the US Navy have performed countless humanitarian missions.
Perhaps General James Mattis said it best in 2003: "we will treat all others with decency, demonstrating chivalry and soldierly compassion . . . — — Map (db m129461) |
| On North Marshall Drive east of North Meade Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The Netherlands Carillon was dedicated on May 5, 1960, on the 15th anniversary of the Netherlands' liberation from Nazi Germany. In gratitude for American aid received during and after World War II, the Dutch people rallied to support the memorial . . . — — Map (db m129469) HM |
| On Carlin Springs Rd., on the right when traveling north. |
| | 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 |
| On Mount Vernon Trail north of Four Mile Run Trail, on the right when traveling south. |
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U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial
Learn more about the U.S. Marine Corps' long history of service. Sculpted from a famous photograph of the second flag-raising during the World War II battle for Iwo Jima, the monument honors all Marines who . . . — — Map (db m130982) HM |
| On Mount Vernon Trail, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Theodore Roosevelt Island
This wooded island is a tribute to the vision of our 26th president. Explore, on foot, 2.5 miles of trails and the memorial plaza.
Lady Bird Johnson Park
Take time to visit the Lyndon Baines Johnson . . . — — Map (db m134964) HM |
| On North 16th Street at Glebe Road on North 16th Street. |
| | This is Arlington’s oldest church site in continuous use. Land for a Methodist Protestant Meeting House was conveyed in 1855 by William and Ann Marcey and John B. and Cornetia Brown, for whom Brown’s Bend Road (now 16th Street, North) was named. The . . . — — Map (db m56225) HM |
| On South Kenmore Street at South 19th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Kenmore Street. |
| | As soon as the smoking guns of the Civil War were finally silenced, a group of former slaves banded themselves together in what was then known as Freedmen’s Village, a government reservation in the area of Arlington National Cemetery, and founded a . . . — — Map (db m69189) HM |
| On South Four Mile Run Drive at South Shirlington Road, in the median on South Four Mile Run Drive. |
| | The Nauck community has a long and diverse history. The area that now comprises the Nauck neighborhood was originally granted to John Todd and Evan Thomas in 1719. The land was later acquired by Robert Alexander and sold to John Parke Custis in . . . — — Map (db m2504) HM |
| Near 10th Street South east of South Ball Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | A century ago, much of this site was a tidal marsh. Since then, people have carved out and filled in the landscape nearby to accommodate bridges, brickyards, highways, railroads, motels, airports, the Pentagon—and now Long Bridge Park. . . . — — Map (db m134980) HM |
| On Washington Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. |
| | This is one of Arlington’s oldest family burial grounds. Ensign John Ball (1748- 1814), a veteran of the American Revolution (Sixth Virginia Infantry), is buried here. John Ball was the son of Moses Ball, who was one of the pioneer settlers in the . . . — — Map (db m56482) HM |
| Near North Powhatan Street 0.2 miles north of North Rockingham Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Original Federal Boundary Stone
District of Columbia
Placed - 1791 - 1792
Protected by Richard Arnold Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
1916 — — Map (db m154764) HM |
| On King Street (Virginia Route 7) 0.1 miles west of South Wakefield Street, on the right when traveling west. |
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Original Federal Boundary Stone
District of Columbia
Placed 1791-1792
Protected by Continental Chapter
Daughter of the American Revolution
1918
— — Map (db m154755) HM |
| On South Walter Reed Drive, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Original Federal Boundary
Stone 1921 - 1952
District of Columbia
Placed 1791-1792
Protected by Keystone Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution — — Map (db m154756) HM |
| On South Jefferson Street 0.1 miles south of Columbia Pike (Virginia Route 244), in the median. |
| | The U.S. Government erected 40 sandstone markers on the boundaries of the District of Columbia in 1791 and 1792. The boundary survey was initiated by President George Washington and executed by Andrew Ellicott, who became Surveyor General of the . . . — — Map (db m154757) HM |
| Near 5th Road South (Virginia Route 714) at Olds Drive. |
| | In 1801, this stone represented Arlington's limits. In 2001, this school represents Arlington's boundless horizon. — — Map (db m154758) HM |
| Near Wilson Boulevard at Patrick Henry Drive, on the left when traveling west. |
| | The U.S. Government erected 40 sandstone markers on the boundaries of the District of Columbia in 1791 and 1792. The boundary survey was initiated by President George Washington and executed by Andrew Ellicott, who became Surveyor General of the . . . — — Map (db m154759) HM |
| On North Van Buren Street at 18th Street North, on the left when traveling south on North Van Buren Street. |
| | Original Federal Boundary Stone
District of Columbia 1791
Protected by
Falls Church Chapter, NSDAR
Dedication 1916 Rededication 1989 — — Map (db m154760) HM |
| On North Arizona Street when traveling north. |
| | Original West Corner Stone
District of Columbia 1791 - 1792
Dedication 1952
Rededication 1989
Falls Church Chapter, NSDAR — — Map (db m154763) HM |
| On Shirlington Road south of 24th Street South, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Freedman's Village, established by the federal government in 1863, was intended to provide temporary accommodation for newly freed slaves, but it survived as a community for over thirty years. When the government closed it, many residents relocated . . . — — Map (db m130991) HM |
| On Arlington Boulevard (U.S. 50) at North Pershing Drive, on the right when traveling east on Arlington Boulevard. |
| | 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 |
| On Glebe Road (Virginia Route 120) at 9th Street North, on the right when traveling south on Glebe Road. |
| | Bob Peck opened his first Chevrolet dealership in 1939 on Wilson Boulevard in Clarendon. In 1964, he moved the dealership west to Ballston to the very prominent corner of North Glebe Road and Wilson Boulevard, 300 feet south of this marker. Taking . . . — — Map (db m64844) HM |
| | [Panel 1]:
We claim this ground in remembrance of the events of September 11, 2001.
To honor the 184 people whose lives were lost, their families, and all who sacrifice that we may live in freedom.
We will never forget. . . . — — Map (db m13109) WM |
| On North Glebe Road (State Highway 120) at 41st Street, on the right when traveling south on North Glebe Road. |
| | Pimmit Run is a stream that runs from the Pimmit Hills neighborhood in Falls Church and joins the Potomac River immediately south of Chain Bridge. The mouth of Pimmit Run provided Native Americans and settlers access to fresh water and fishing, the . . . — — Map (db m59708) HM |
| Near South Arlington Ridge Road. |
| | The mansion which formerly stood here was built in 1841 by James Roach, a prosperous contractor who supplied most of the brick and stone used in the construction of the Aqueduct Bridge and Alexandria Canal (under construction 1833-1843) and the . . . — — Map (db m55970) HM |
| On North Old Glebe Road south of North Randolph Court, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Fort Ethan Allen depended on more than its thick exterior walls to protect it from enemy attack.
Guards stationed outside the fort in sentry boxes checked unfamiliar wagons for valid passes before allowing entry to the fort. Inside, guards . . . — — Map (db m129242) HM |
| On Lee Highway (U.S. 29) at North Fort Myer Drive, on the left when traveling east on Lee Highway. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m82494) WM |
| On North Upland Street east of 4300 38th Street North when traveling south. |
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Holmberg Park
in memory of
RAdm Paul A.
Holmberg
1915 - 1986
Battle of Midway
4 June 1942 — — Map (db m129246) WM |
| Near Arlington Boulevard (U.S. 50) east of South Pershing Drive, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The Unitarian Church of Arlington (UCA), founded in 1948, had its first permanent home sited here. The first section (on the right) opened in 1949 and the second section in 1952, both designed by UCA member Earl B. Bailey, A.I.A.
Active in the . . . — — Map (db m128220) HM |
| Near North Manchester Street north of 4th Street North, on the right when traveling north. |
| | All of the surrounding land was once part of Reevesland, the last operating dairy farm in Arlington. Purchased in 1866 by William H. Torreyson, this 171-acre farm was run by the same family for 89 years. Torreyson's daughter Lucy, and her husband . . . — — Map (db m130994) HM |
| Near 2nd Road North just east of North Edgewood Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | For many years, Harlan and Ruth Rockwell owned this land and made it available to the community as a park. In 2010 Ruth sold this property to the Northern Virginia Conservancy Trust for a fraction of its value. In 2011, the Trust donated these . . . — — Map (db m144995) HM |
| On Aviation Circle 0.4 miles north of Airport Access Road (Virginia Route 233), on the right when traveling north. |
| | 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 . . . — — Map (db m70983) HM |
| On Lee Highway (U.S. 29) at North Fort Myer Drive, on the left when traveling east on Lee Highway. |
| | Rosslyn traditionally has served as a principal gateway to Arlington and to Virginia. Captain John Smith explored this area in 1608. Awbrey's Ferry carried travelers across the Potomac for more than a century in the 1700s and 1800s. The Aqueduct . . . — — Map (db m82493) HM |
| Near North Manchester Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | If you were a passenger on the Washington & Old Dominion Railway heading into Georgetown, you would first have to pass through Rosslyn, Virginia, a 15-minute train ride from here. The first Rosslyn Terminal dated from 1906, with the establishment . . . — — Map (db m24926) HM |
| On North Strafford Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Saegmuller Public School stood on this site from 1901 to 1939. It was one of the first schools in Arlington and was named in honor of George Saegmuller (1847-1934). He personally donated funds for the construction of the building. During most of the . . . — — Map (db m129244) HM |
| On Columbia Pike (Virginia Route 244) at Orme Street, on the right when traveling west on Columbia Pike. |
| | 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 |
| On US Marine Memorial Circle north of North Marshall Drive, on the left when traveling east. |
| | "I tried to create
Something More than a Statue"
—Felix de Weldon, 1945
Dedicated
10 November 1954
Sculptor
Felix de Weldon (1907-2003)
Made of:
Bronze
Black granite from Sweden . . . — — Map (db m129444) HM WM |
| Near North Harrison Street north of Fairfax Drive, on the right when traveling north. |
| | 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 . . . — — Map (db m64878) HM |
| On Columbia Pike (Virginia Route 244) at South Scott Street on Columbia Pike. |
| | Founded in 1903, the congregation of St. John's Baptist Church proudly recalls African-American heritage in Arlington County. Some of the early members were emancipated slaves or relatives of emancipated slaves who either lived in slave quarters at . . . — — Map (db m134970) HM |
| On North Vacation Lane east of 23rd Street North, on the left when traveling north. |
| | On February 2, 1959, Stratford Jr. High became the first racially integrated school in Virginia. The long battle to integrate Virginia's public schools followed the U.S. Supreme Court's 1954 decision in Brown v. Board of Education, which held that . . . — — Map (db m55729) HM |
| On Marshall Drive at Richmond Highway on Marshall Drive. Reported permanently removed. |
| | Dedicated on May 5, 1960, the 15th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands, the Netherlands Carillon was presented "From The People Of The Netherlands To The People Of The United States" in gratitude for assistance given during and after . . . — — Map (db m129467) HM |
| | The land that Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport occupies today was once part of a plantation. This hill and the ruins on it are all that remain of the house that stood here for nearly 190 years.
Abington, as this tract of land on the . . . — — Map (db m8377) HM |
| | Abingdon Plantation was originally part of a 6,000 acre tract if land granted to Robert Howson in 1669. As master of a sailing ship, he was given the land in exchange for transporting settlers to the colony of Virginia. Howson sold it to John . . . — — Map (db m8378) HM |
| On Wilson Boulevard at North Courthouse Road, in the median on Wilson Boulevard. |
| | Here the Arlington Line constructed in August, 1861, crossed the Georgetown-Falls Church road. 100 yards to the northwest stood Fort Morton, a lunette with a perimeter of 250 yards and emplacements for 17 guns; 200 yards to the southeast stood Fort . . . — — Map (db m5161) HM |
| On Columbia Pike (Virginia Route 244) at South Four Mile Run Drive, on the right when traveling west on Columbia Pike. |
| | The land along Four Mile Run in this area belonged to George Washington and was known as Washington Forest. Later it became part of the Arlington estate. The Columbia Turnpike was built through here in 1808 to link the Long Bridge at Washington with . . . — — Map (db m56468) HM |
| On South Courthouse Road south of 8th Street South, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Three radio towers similar to the Eiffel Tower in construction were erected here in 1913. One stood 600 feet and the other two 450 feet above the 200-foot elevation of the site. The word "radio" was first used, instead of "wireless," in the name of . . . — — Map (db m134969) 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 m55376) HM |
| On Marshall Drive near Richmond Highway. Reported permanently removed. |
| | Iwo Jima's location midway between Japan and American bomber bases in the Mariana Islands was key to both countries strategies. Since the summer of 1944, American long-range B-29 bombers had been flying 2,700 miles to strike the Japanese Home . . . — — Map (db m129446) HM |
| Near North Scott Street north of 21st Road North, on the right when traveling north. |
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This sign marks the spot where Dr. Bay Jacobs and his wife Eva built their home, a beautiful stone castle. Dr. Jacobs was a prominent physician who served on the staff of both Georgetown and Arlington Hospitals. The location of this property, . . . — — Map (db m153395) HM |
| On North Glebe Road (Virginia Route 120) at Fairfax Drive (Virginia Route 237), on the left when traveling north on North Glebe Road. |
| | This site is where the distinctive "Blue Goose" building stood. While the origin of the moniker remains unknown, Arlingtonians recognized the building's atypical form and striking polychromatic blue metal panels. Well-known local architect John M. . . . — — Map (db m145144) HM |
| | John Parke Custis was the adopted stepson of George Washington and had been raised at the nearby Washington estate of Mount Vernon. He and his wife, Eleanor Calvert, lived in New Kent County with their first two daughters. However, Custis wanted to . . . — — Map (db m8380) HM |
| On North Taft Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | This house is probably the oldest structure in Arlington County, but its exact age is unknown. This land was first patented in 1696; a house at this site is shown on a survey of 1785. Thomas Dawson enlarged the present house by adding the east end . . . — — Map (db m56258) HM |
| On North Scott Street north of 21st Road North, on the right when traveling north. |
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This spring and the property on which it is located is rich with the recorded history of Arlington. Its first owner, Thomas Owsley, patented the land in 1696. by law, Owsley would have been required to build a house on the land within one year, . . . — — Map (db m129247) HM |
| On 6th Street South east of Long Bridge Drive, on the right when traveling east. Reported damaged. |
| | Fort Runyon was the largest in area of 164 Civil War forts and batteries built in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia. The Defenses of Washington, as they were known, formed a 37-mile ring around the capital as protection from . . . — — Map (db m134983) HM |
| On Marshall Drive near Richmond Highway. Reported permanently removed. |
| | On the morning of February 23, 1945, the fifth day of battle, a 40-man Marine combat patrol ascended the rocky slopes of Mount Suribachi, a 550-foot extinct volcano at the southern tip of Iwo Jima. The patrol, led by First Lieutenant Harold G. . . . — — Map (db m129449) HM |
| On North 17th Street, on the right. |
| | The glebe was a 500-acre farm provided for the rector of Fairfax Parish, which included both Christ Church, Alexandria, and the Falls Church. The Glebe House, built in 1775, stood here. It burned in 1808 and was rebuilt in 1820, as a hunting lodge; . . . — — Map (db m57022) HM |
| Near North Manchester Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The Bluemont Branch of the Washington & Old Dominion was not the railroad’s only line. The Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad arose in 1906 from the vision of two prominent men. Sen. Stephen B. Elkins of West Virginia had prospered through coal, . . . — — Map (db m24925) HM |
| | After the Stuarts moved from Abingdon in 1793, the Alexander family once again owned the plantation. Robert Alexander III’s son, Walter, leased Abingdon to several families over the years. In 1807, he advertised the Abingdon estate for sale, ending . . . — — Map (db m8379) HM |
| | During the late 1800s and early 1900s, the encroachment of industry transformed the landscape of Abingdon. Several brick companies purchased the land and began to manufacture brick on the site.
Various modes of transportation converged on . . . — — Map (db m8385) HM |
| On 6th Street South east of Long Bridge Drive, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Virginians voted overwhelmingly for secession form the Union on May 23, 1861. Overnight, Union Army troops stationed in Washington, D.C., moved to occupy what is now Arlington County. The main body of the troops crossed the Potomac River via the . . . — — Map (db m134982) HM |
| On US Marine Memorial Circle north of North Marshall Drive. |
| | Imagine bombing a small, treeless island non-stop for 72 days. Then came the US Navy's biggest ever pre-landing shelling—three more days' hammering by the battleships and heavy cruisers. How could anyone be left alive on those nine square . . . — — Map (db m129456) HM |
| On North Glebe Road (State Highway 120) at 41st Street, on the right when traveling north on North Glebe Road. |
| | Thomas Lee patented land in this area in 1719. Here at the head of navigation of the Potomac River, he established an official tobacco inspection warehouse in 1742, the beginning of Arlington's first industrial complex. After 1794, Philip Richard . . . — — Map (db m3337) HM |
| On North Strafford Street at North Richmond Street, on the right when traveling east on North Strafford Street. |
| | Fort Ethan Allen Chain Bridge Gulf Branch Sanctuary for Wildlife and not so wildlife herineafter referred to as. . .
The Sanctuary
. . .Historical Site of Civil War Fort Ethan Allen which commanded all the approaches south of Pimmit Run . . . — — Map (db m129245) HM |
| On 6th Street South east of Long Bridge Drive, on the right when traveling east. |
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The men who built Fort Runyon and were garrisoned there typified the soldiers of the Union Army. Their ranks were drawn from militia and all-volunteer regiments organized by the states and mustered into national service. They arrived in camp . . . — — Map (db m134986) HM |
| On North Old Glebe Road north of North Ridgeview Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Company M, 2nd New York Heavy Artillery, August 1865
The war ended in April 1865, but troops continued to occupy the fort temporarily. With their guns cleaned and polished, Company M would be mustered out in Washington, D.C., on September 29. . . . — — Map (db m129232) HM |
| On South Four Mile Run Drive west of Shirlington Road, in the median. |
| | [Front left:]
The 100-ft wide W&OD has been called "the skinniest park" in Virginia. But it is also one of the longest parks, 45 miles of paved trail for walking, running cycling and skating and more. Built on the roadbed of the . . . — — Map (db m131543) HM |
| On South Four Mile Run Drive at South Shirlington Road, in the median on South Four Mile Run Drive. |
| | Time Line
March 20, 1847 - Incorporated as the Alexandria &
Harper’s Ferry Railroad.
March 15, 1853 - The corporate name changes to the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad Company.
February 25, 1855 - Construction . . . — — Map (db m2500) HM |
| On North Manchester Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The railroad that became the Washington & Old Dominion was born in Alexandria in response to the competition in shipping posed by the port in Baltimore, which was served by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. The B&O was diverting farm produce from the . . . — — Map (db m24920) HM |
| On Eads Street at South Glebe Road (Virginia Route 120), on the right when traveling north on Eads Street. |
| | Near this point the Alexandria Canal crossed Four Mile Run, connecting Alexandria docks and railyards to Georgetown and western Maryland from 1843 to 1886. To the east were the turnpike and railroad. In 1896 the Washington, Alexandria and Mount . . . — — Map (db m22469) HM |
| On South Monroe Street at 13th Street South on South Monroe Street. |
| | John N. and Elizabeth Causins Travers established a 30-acre farm here in 1832, when Arlington was rural and had less than 1,500 inhabitants. Over the years the land was subdivided. Descendants and kin lived here, contributing to the life of . . . — — Map (db m49800) HM |
| Near North Glebe Road (Virginia Route 120) just north of Fairfax Drive (Virginia Route 237), on the left when traveling north. |
| | Trolleys Come to Ballston
The Washington, Arlington & Falls Church Railway (WA&FC) established an interurban electric trolley along the present route of Fairfax Drive in 1896. The WA&FC's Fairfax trolley line ran through this site to Clarendon . . . — — Map (db m145148) HM |
| Near Arlington Boulevard (U.S. 50) west of South George Mason Drive, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Unitarian Universalist Church
of Arlington, Virginia
Sanctuary
1962
Entered in 2014 on the
National Register of Historic Places
United States Department of Interior
Register of Historic Places
Commonwealth of Virginia . . . — — Map (db m128219) HM |
| On Marshall Drive near Richmond Highway. |
| | Dedicated to the Marine dead of all wars, and their comrades of other services who fell fighting beside them.
Created by Felix de Weldon, and inspired by the immortal photograph taken by Joseph J. Rosenthal on February 23, 1945, atop Mt. . . . — — Map (db m4914) HM |
| On North Glebe Road (Virginia Route 120) at Old Glebe Road on North Glebe Road. |
| | Walker Chapel, a small frame country church of the Mount Olivet Circuit, was dedicated at this location on July 18, 1876. It was named in honor of the Walker family who donated the Walker Grave Yard as the site for the church. A new frame church was . . . — — Map (db m2316) HM |
| On South Four Mile Run Drive at South Shirlington Road when traveling east on South Four Mile Run Drive. |
| | W & OD Trail.
The 100-foot-wide Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park (W&OD Trail) features a 45-mile asphalt trail for walking, running, skating, bicycling and other activities and a 33-mile parallel, gravel bridle path for . . . — — Map (db m2406) 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 |
| On North Nash Street south of Key Boulevard, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Mark Felt, second in command at the FBI, met Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward here in this
parking garage to discuss the Watergate scandal. Felt provided Woodward information that exposed the Nixon Administration’s obstruction of the FBI's . . . — — Map (db m55498) HM |
| Near North Stuart Street south of North Fairfax Drive, on the right when traveling south. |
| | This park is named for Dr. Williamson Crothers Welburn, 1874-1964, an Arlington physician whose practice began in 1905. Welburn built his office on this site with a pharmacy/post office downstairs and living space above. The front sidewalk was the . . . — — Map (db m56475) HM |
| On North Strafford Street east of North Old Glebe Road, on the right when traveling west. |
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Much survives of Fort Ethan Allen, a critical part of the Defenses of Washington, D.C., during the Civil War.
Fort Ethan Allen defended the southern approaches to Chain Bridge, one of the three Potomac River crossings that Confederate . . . — — Map (db m129223) HM |
| On 27th Street South east of South Nelson Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | The surrounding neighborhood of Nauck, also known as Green Valley, is one of the oldest African American communities in Arlington County. Its history traces to 1844, when freedman Levi Jones purchased land to build a home and farm here. . . . — — Map (db m131544) HM |
| On 27th Street South east of South Nelson Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Ernest E. Johnson: His work let Arlington play.
In 1949, Arlington County formally established a Department of Recreation. Mirroring the public school system, all classes, clubs and activities sponsored by the Department were . . . — — Map (db m131545) HM |
| On Arlington Boulevard (U.S. 50) at North Pershing Drive, on the right when traveling east on Arlington Boulevard. |
| | 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 |
| On 4th Street North south of North George Mason Drive, in the median. |
| | This park is named for Henry Wright, born in 1878 in Lawrence, Kansas, and raised in a Quaker family. Wright's exposure to functional Quaker architecture and his father's position as a local city planner impacted his designs. He studied architecture . . . — — Map (db m69554) HM |
| On North Glebe Road (Virginia Route 120) north of Lee Highway (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling north. |
| | For more than half a century from the mid-1800’s the intersection of Lee Highway and Glebe Road was known as Wunders Crossroads after the family whose farm lay just northeast. Dr. Henry S. Wunder and his son George O. Wunder were leading citizens of . . . — — Map (db m56255) HM |
| | Dedicated in memory of the United States Colored Troops, citizens, freed slaves, and contraband of Freedman's Village by the descendants and friends.
October 9, 1992. — — Map (db m15009) HM |
| Near Memorial Avenue west of Virginia Route 110, on the left when traveling west. |
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Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Peleliu
Midway
Coral Sea
Guadalcanal
Battle of the Philippine Sea
Leyte Gulf
Babble of the Bulge
Operation Overloard
D-Day Invasion
Operation Torch
Invasion of Northern Africa
Crossing the . . . — — Map (db m137191) WM |
| | Dedicated to the men of the 65th Infantry Regiment, United States Army, for their valor and patriotism during the Korean War, 1950 - 1953.
Official seals of the Department of the Army and the 65th Infantry Regiment
Dedicado a los . . . — — Map (db m77574) WM |
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