Near North Lexington Street at 9th Street North, on the right when traveling north.
Founder/Organizer of the Shade Garden and Northern Virginia Master Gardener Program
In Recognition and Grateful Appreciation for Her Wisdom and Unwavering Support for Over 30 Years — — Map (db m163447) HM
Near North Glebe Road (Virginia Route 120) just north of Fairfax Drive (Virginia Route 237), on the left when traveling north.
Arlington County in 1921
This 1921 aerial photograph shows the immediate surroundings and transportation networks of both the streetcar line and roads from Clarendon from Ballston. The Washington-Virginia Railway, successor to the Washington, . . . — — Map (db m145151) HM
Near North Glebe Road (Virginia Route 120) just north of Fairfax Drive (Route 237), on the left when traveling north.
Ballston Metro
The expansion of the Federal government and the increase of the population in the mid-20th century led to dramatic changes to the region. After the closure of the trolley lines in Arlington County, buses were the primary means of . . . — — Map (db m145152) HM
On Wilson Boulevard west of North Vermont Street, on the right when traveling west.
"She had a vision to see a different world and to work with others to bring it about."
Ellen's Trace is dedicated to Ellen Bozman (1925-2009), a visionary Arlington leader for nearly six decades. Her warmth, generous . . . — — Map (db m216118) HM
On North Glebe Road (Virginia Route 120) just north of Fairfax Drive (Virginia Route 237), on the left when traveling north.
Glebe Road & Ballston
Glebe Road, which passes this site, is one of Northern Virginia's oldest transportation arteries. Its recorded history dates to ca. 1740 when it was known as the "Road to the Falls," taking travelers by land from the . . . — — Map (db m145145) HM
On 9th Street North west of North Glebe Road (Virginia Route 120), on the right when traveling east.
Ellen Bozman worked tirelessly to protect and care for the most vulnerable in the community. In the 1960s, the pioneered Arlington's extended day program for children of working parents. She also championed day care for the frail elderly and the . . . — — Map (db m216123) HM
On Wilson Boulevard west of North Vermont Street, on the right when traveling west.
Ellen Bozman fought hard for the rights of others. In the 1950s, she worked to eliminate school segregation in Virginia and provided support to the families of the first black children to enter a desegregated school in Arlington. — — Map (db m216120) 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 North Lexington Street, 0.1 miles north of Wilson Boulevard.
Dedicated to our valiant and courageous men and women who bore the colors of their country in the conflict of World War II and as a living memorial to those who gave their lives that freedom might not perish from the earth. — — Map (db m163446) WM
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
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 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
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 Wilson Boulevard west of North Vermont Street, on the right when traveling west.
Ellen Bozman was dedicated to helping Arlington grow into an exemplary urban living environment. In the 1970s, she helped create Arlington's long-range urban development plan, including maximizing the Metro corridor and ensuring the community's high . . . — — Map (db m216122) HM
On Snickersville Turnpike (Virginia Route 734) at Clayton Hall Road (Virginia Route 760), on the right when traveling east on Snickersville Turnpike.
Established in 1731, Bluemont was originally called Snickers Gap. The U.S. Post Office opened here in 1807. The Blue Ridge gap itself was named for Edward Snickers, the Shenandoah ferry and tavern operator who knew George Washington. Incorporated in . . . — — Map (db m157712) HM
On Snickersville Turnpike (County Route 734) at Clayton Hall Road (County Route 760), on the left when traveling west on Snickersville Turnpike.
Bluemont Historic District has been registered as a Virginia Historic Landmark pursuant to the authority vested in the Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Act of 1966. — — Map (db m4023) HM
On Snickersville Turnpike (Virginia Route 734) at Clayton Hall Road (Virginia Route 760), on the right when traveling east on Snickersville Turnpike.
Originally an Iroquois hunting trail, it became by 1786 the first recorded operating turnpike in America, praised by Thomas Jefferson. In 1810 the Virginia Assembly chartered the Snickers Gap Turnpike Company, authorizing three toll gates between . . . — — Map (db m157713) HM
Near Snickersville Turnpike (Virginia Route 734) just west of Clayton Hall Road (Virginia Route 760), on the left when traveling west.
A Village's First School And Church
Amos Clayton, son of the village's founder, and his wife Elizabeth, parents of 12 children — provided one half-acre of their own land for the construction of a schoolhouse and "free" . . . — — Map (db m159195) HM
On Snickersville Turnpike (Virginia Route 734) just west of Clayton Hall Road (Virginia Route 760).
Across the road, the path leads to the Snickersville Academy, Bluemont's first school and church. In 1825 Amos and Elizabeth Clayton sold, for a "consideration" of $1, one-half acres of land to five neighbors acting as trustees. They built a log . . . — — Map (db m157710) HM
