On North Telegraph Road (U.S. 24) near County Center Drive East, on the right when traveling north.
On Tuesday morning, September 1 1, 2001 , as the nation watched the horror of three terrorist attacks upon our country, a sense of disbelief, vulnerability, and anger enveloped the American people. At the same time, an overwhelming desire to respond . . . — — Map (db m190361) WM
On Campbell Avenue south of South 28th Street, on the right when traveling south.
Campbell Avenue is named in honor of Edmund D. and Elizabeth P. Campbell, whose accomplishments and civic activism set a high standard for all to follow.
Edmund Douglas Campbell was born March 12, 1899, in Lexington, Virginia, the . . . — — Map (db m294362) HM
Near South Eads Street 0.1 miles south of South Glebe Road ( Route 120), on the right when traveling south.
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Four Mile Run and Flooding
The population of the neighborhoods near Four Mile Run grew extensively in the 1940s and 1950s, following World War II. Many new buildings and roads were constructed covering more . . . — — Map (db m147126) HM
Near Langston Boulevard (U.S. 29) at Fairfax Drive, on the right when traveling north. Reported damaged.
In the 1700s, Falls Church began along two Indian trails and included large farms anchored by an Anglican church. Several taverns and inns served as resting spots for travelers on their way to or from Leesburg, Virginia. By the 1840s, Falls . . . — — Map (db m55960) HM
On South Uhle Street just south of Walter Reed Drive, on the left when traveling south.
The building in front of you at 2110 Washington Boulevard is the Syphax Education Center. It contains the administrative offices of Arlington Public Schools and is named in memory of Arlington educator and activist Evelyn Reid Syphax . . . — — Map (db m258379) HM
Near 10th Road North at Patrick Henry Drive, on the right when traveling west.
This park is named for Merwin Ardeen Mace, a prolific developer in Northern Virginia who built some of Arlington's most recognizable communities from the 1930s to 1960s. Mace was born on 1899 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. By 1918, he had moved to . . . — — Map (db m163450) HM
On Campbell Avenue south of South Arlington Mill Drive, on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
Campbell Avenue is named in honor of Edmund D. and Elizabeth P. Campbell, whose accomplishments and civic activism set a high standard for all to follow.
Margaret Elizabeth Pfohl was born December 4, 1902, in Clemmons, North Carolina. . . . — — Map (db m65033) HM
On Campbell Avenue south of South 28th Street, on the right when traveling south.
Campbell Avenue is named in honor of Edmund D. and Elizabeth P. Campbell, whose accomplishments and civic activism set a high standard for all to follow.
Margaret Elizabeth Pfohl was born December 4, 1902, in Clemmons, North Carolina. . . . — — Map (db m294363) HM
On South 8th Street west of South Glebe Road ( Route 120), on the right when traveling west.
The oldest part of this house may date from 1836 when John M. Young, a Washington wheelright and carriage maker, purchased the farm from Thomas Hodges, planted a large orchard and used the place as a summer home. In 1905, the farm was acquired by . . . — — Map (db m884) HM
On Shirlington Road just south of 22nd Street South, on the right when traveling south.
In 1775, Prince Hall (a freed slave) and fourteen other African Americans joined Lodge No. 441, Grand Lodge of Ireland (a military lodge in Boston. After the British vacated Boston, the black masons were left with limited powers but . . . — — Map (db m184532) HM
On Washington Boulevard (Virginia Route 237) at North McKinley Road, on the right when traveling west on Washington Boulevard.
This acroterion originally decorated the pediment over the main entrance of the Abbey Mausoleum, which overlooked Arlington National Cemetery. Built in 1926 by the United States Mausoleum Company, the Romanesque-style building featured an . . . — — Map (db m66941) HM
On Campbell Avenue south of South Arlington Mill Drive, on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
Campbell Avenue is named in honor of Edmund D. and Elizabeth P. Campbell, whose accomplishments and civic activism set a high standard for all to follow.
Edmund Douglas Campbell was born March 12, 1899, in Lexington, Virginia, the son . . . — — Map (db m65032) HM
On Wilson Boulevard west of North Hudson Street, on the left when traveling west.
1918
After the World War I (WWI) Armistice on November 11, a global commemorative culture paid tribute to all those affected by the war. County residents remembered lost service members through flag raisings, memorial trees, and other . . . — — Map (db m134452) HM
On Clarendon Boulevard just east of Washington Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
Arlington During the Conflict
By the mid-20th century, there was an overwhelming housing and transportation problem in Arlington County as the population more than doubled from 57,040 in 1940 to 135,449 in 1950. Thousands moved to . . . — — Map (db m236047) HM
On South Glebe Road (Virginia Route 120) south of 20th Street South, on the right when traveling south.
Dr. Roland Herman Bruner, born on March 7, 1902 in Burkittsville, Maryland, served Arlington County for over 40 years. He should be remembered not only for his commitment to medicine and generosity to the community and his patients, but also for . . . — — Map (db m130993) HM
On 22nd Street South at South Garfield Street, on the right on 22nd Street South.
Entrepreneur Ralph D. Collins recognized a critical need for transportation services to assist Black residents of the Green Valley neighborhood in accessing medical care. In the 1940s, Arlington County, Virginia, was deeply entrenched in Jim Crow . . . — — Map (db m309304) 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 Fillmore Street south of North Pershing Drive, on the right when traveling south.
The Anacostan People
Centuries prior to John Smith's exploration of this area in 1608, the forested land now called Lyon Park was home to Indigenous people. The Anacostans, also known as the Nacotchtank, were part of the Piscataway chiefdom . . . — — Map (db m293937) HM
On Wilson Boulevard at North Nash Street, on the left when traveling west on Wilson Boulevard.
Cupid's Garden
Experience Rosslyn
"I use the arrows as a theme in my work because it is a positive image - always moving forward. I view Cupid's Garden as a repository for the imagination in an urban sprawl." Chris . . . — — Map (db m258394) HM
Near East Burdick Expressway (Business U.S. 2) at 13th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling west.
Fargo, North Dakota 1946-1971 U.S. Army Training Advisory Group, U.S. Army First Lieutenant Hagen, was the leader of a small reconnaissance team operating deep within enemy-held territory in the Republic of Vietnam. On August 7, 1971, the team came . . . — — Map (db m240695) HM
On North Little Falls Road at North Florida Sreet, on the right when traveling west on North Little Falls Road.
Saegmuller, a native of Germany, came to America at 23 and achieved success as an inventor and manufacturer of scientific instruments. He lived here at Reserve Hill, the home of his parents-in-law, the Vandenbergs, and contributed in many ways to . . . — — Map (db m56519) 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
Near 2nd Street at South Jefferson Street, on the left when traveling east.
In 1872 John F. Carlin developed here a popular resort which could be reached by train from Washington and Alexandria. His establishment included two springs, an ice cream parlor, a restaurant, a dance pavilion, and a swimming hole at the confluence . . . — — Map (db m56467) HM
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 Glebe Road (State Highway 120) at Columbia Pike (State Highway 244) on Glebe Road.
One of the routes at this historic intersection is Glebe Road, developed in the 18-th century to connect Alexandria with northern Arlington. Columbian Turnpike was built in 1808 between the Long Bridge to Washington and the Little River Turnpike at . . . — — Map (db m59705) HM
On Fort Scott Drive, on the right when traveling east.
Historical Site Defenses of Washington 1861-1865 Fort Scott Here stood a detached lunette constructed in May, 1861, to guard the south flank of the defenses of Washington and named for General Winfield Scott, then General-in-Chief of the Army. . . . — — Map (db m5257) HM
On South Arlington Ridge Road 0.1 miles north of 19th Street South, on the right when traveling north.
The Hume School was built in 1891. The Queen Anne style building was designed by B. Stanley Simmons, an area architect. The school was named for Frank Hume, a local civic and business leader, who donated adjacent land for a playground. It was an . . . — — Map (db m134453) HM
On 13th Road South at South Poe Street, on the right when traveling west on 13th Road South.
In 1873, 85 formerly enslaved African Americans from the Old Bell Church in Freedmans Village, a community established by the federal government in the Civil War to assist in the transition from slavery to freedom. Upon closure of Freedmans Village, . . . — — Map (db m294526) HM
Here is what is left of Fort Richardson, a detached redoubt constructed in September, 1861, to cover the left flank of the newly built Arlington defense line, It was named for General Israel B. Richardson, whose division was then deployed to defend . . . — — Map (db m294922) HM
On North Glebe Road (Virginia Route 120) at North Quincy Street, on the right when traveling north on North Glebe Road.
The Buckingham garden apartment complex was built in stages between 1937 and 1983. It represents a pioneering effort to provide rental housing through the use of "garden city" planning principles, mass production techniques and private capital. The . . . — — Map (db m56481) 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 Columbia Pike (Virginia Route 244) at South Four Mile Run Drive, on the right when traveling west on Columbia Pike.
In 1880 Dr. John W. Barcroft rebuilt the Arlington Mill. The name of the railroad station here was subsequently changed from Arlington to Barcroft, and that became the name of the residential community which developed eastward along Columbia Pike. . . . — — Map (db m86142) HM
On South Buchanan Street at 8th Street South, on the right when traveling south on South Buchanan Street.
The Barcroft Community house was constructed in 1908 as a branch chapel of the Methodist church. It was sold in 1914 to the neighborhood civic association, the Barcroft School and Civic League. The building served as the Barcroft neighborhood public . . . — — Map (db m56472) 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 Roberts Lane east of North Kenmore Street, on the left when traveling east.
Glenmore was built c.1906 as a summer and weekend retreat for the William F. Roberts family. It was designed by Washington, D.C. architect Appleton P. Clark. The original log construction and wood shingles have since been covered with stucco. The . . . — — Map (db m134966) HM
On North Manchester Street at Wilson Boulevard, on the left when traveling north on North Manchester Street.
In August 1861, while U.S. forces were constructing the Arlington line three miles to the east, the Confederates established a fortified outpost on the high ground about 200 yards west of here to guard the bridge by which the Georgetown-Falls Church . . . — — Map (db m160141) HM
On Four Mile Run Trail north of 1st Street North, on the left when traveling east.
Arlington artist J.W. Mahoney was one of four sculptors to participate in Onsite: '89: Bluemont Park, Sculpture Project, a temporary outdoor sculpture exhibition. Although intended to be temporary, Mahoney's work, Named Stones, which . . . — — Map (db m214183) HM
On Four Mile Run Trail north of 1st Street North, on the right when traveling north.
Arlington artist J.W. Mahoney was one of four sculptors to participate in Onsite: '89: Bluemont Park, Sculpture Project, a temporary outdoor sculpture exhibition. Although intended to be temporary, Mahoney's work, Named Stones, which . . . — — Map (db m214184) 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 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 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 . . . — — Map (db m69554) 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 Military Road, on the right when traveling south.
In 1893 a branch post office at Lee Highway and Pollard Street was named Cherrydale, with reference to Dorsey Donaldson’s large cherry orchard in back of the present firehouse. Quincy Street was then known as Cherry Valley Road. Settlement in this . . . — — Map (db m55731) HM
On Langston Boulevard (Route 29) at North Oakland Street, on the right when traveling west on Langston Boulevard.
This two-story brick building was built in 1936 as the Cherrydale Masonic Hall. Designed with retail space on the first floor, the building serves as the home of the Cherrydale Masonic Lodge #42. This lodge is the second oldest Masonic organization . . . — — Map (db m55810) HM
On Langston Boulevard (U.S. 29) at North Pollard Street, on the right when traveling east on Langston Boulevard.
The Cherrydale Volunteer Fire Department was the first fire company in Arlington County. Formed in 1898 and officially established in 1904, it originally consisted of 10 leather buckets, a ladder, and spirited volunteers. A community fundraising . . . — — Map (db m55809) 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 North Hudson Street at Wilson Boulevard, on the right when traveling north on North Hudson Street.
In the 1970s, a vibrant immigrant community emerged in Clarendon
In April 1975, the end of the Vietnam War sent the first waves of refugees from South Vietnam to safe harbors in the United States. In the Washington, DC, . . . — — Map (db m294409) HM
On Wilson Boulevard east of North Rhodes Street, on the right when traveling west.
A National Model for Innovative Affordable Housing
Colonial Village was the first large-scale affordable rental housing project in America insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and the first garden apartment complex built in . . . — — Map (db m258392) HM
On South Jefferson Street 0.1 miles south of Columbia Pike ( 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 m172542) HM
On 13th Road South at South Edgewood Street, on the right when traveling east on 13th Road South.
In 1939, Gustav Ring purchased 53 acres of land from B.M. Smith to develop Arlington Village. Ring and architect Harvey Warwick designed a garden apartment community of 655 townhouses in the Colonial Revival style. It also incorporated a small . . . — — Map (db m163445) HM
On Arlington Boulevard (U.S. 50) at 10th Street North, on the right when traveling east on Arlington Boulevard.
During the Civil War, the Union built a series of forts to defend Washington, D.C. By 1865 there were 33 earthen fortifications in the Arlington Line. Fort Cass (1861) was part of this defensive strategy. Built on top of the rise east of this . . . — — Map (db m5141) HM
On North Courthouse Road at North 14th Street, on the right when traveling south on North Courthouse Road.
During the Civil War, the Union built a series of forts to defend Washington, D.C. By 1865 there were 33 earthen fortifications in the Arlington Line. Fort Woodbury (1861) was part of this defensive strategy. Built east of this marker, this lunette . . . — — Map (db m284558) HM
On Wilson Boulevard west of North Hudson Street, on the left when traveling west.
Arlington in the New Millennium
In 2000 Arlington's population had risen to more than 189,000, which would grow by another 18,000 by 2010, an increase greater than the entire County population at the outbreak of World War I (WWI). At . . . — — Map (db m236020) HM
On Clarendon Boulevard just east of Washington Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
Arlington During the Conflict
Fifteen years after the U.S. ended its official military involvement in Korea, Arlington continued its association with the nation's military and intelligence operations. In place of the U.S. Army Signal . . . — — Map (db m236008) HM
On Clarendon Boulevard south of North Hudson Street, on the left when traveling west.
Outbreak of the Great War
Tensions had been simmering in Europe for decades prior to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of the Austro-Hungarian Empire by a Serbian nationalist in June 1914. The ensuing Austro-Hungarian . . . — — Map (db m236023) HM
On Wilson Bouleard west of North Hudson Street, on the left when traveling west.
America Joins the War
On September 1, 1939, Nazi Germany invaded Poland; two days later, Great Britain, France, and a number of other allies declared war on Germany. War already had been underway in Asia between Imperial Japan and . . . — — Map (db m236042) HM
On North Wilson Boulevard at North Manchester Street, on the right when traveling east on North Wilson Boulevard. Reported permanently removed.
In August 1861, while U.S. forces were constructing the Arlington line three miles to the east, the Confederates established a fortified outpost on the high ground about 200 yards west of here, to guard the bridge by which the Georgetown - Falls . . . — — Map (db m68764) HM
On Wilson Boulevard west of North Madison Street, on the right when traveling west.
Native Americans
Native Americans lived along the Potomac River in what is now Arlington County. Among the tribes that nomadically lived in the area were the Pamunkey, Piscataway, and Tauxenent (also known as the Dogue), many of which were . . . — — Map (db m294957) HM
On Wilson Boulevard west of North Madison Street, on the right when traveling west.
John and Mary Febrey
John E. Febrey (1831-1893) and his wife, Mary Frances Ball (1835-1914), built a farmhouse on 125 acres of Upton's Hill (Dominion Hills) in the late 1850s. The property became known as Fairmount. The Febrey family used . . . — — Map (db m294956) HM
On Wilson Boulevard west of North Madison Street, on the right when traveling west.
Witness to War
At the start of the Civil War, Upton's Hill witnessed the arrival of thousands of Federal and Confederate soldiers. The nearby hill, road, and railroad made it strategically important. The Febrey house was used as a signal . . . — — Map (db m294954) HM
On 26th Street N at North Wakefield Street, on the right when traveling north on 26th Street N.
Caleb Birch, a farmer and constable, built a log house here around 1800 on land granted to his grandfather, James Robertson, by Lord Fairfax in 1724. The original house burned and was rebuilt about 1836. A second log cabin was added ten years later. . . . — — Map (db m56520) HM
On South Glebe Road (Virginia Route 120) at South Walter Reed Drive, on the right when traveling south on South Glebe Road.
Immediately to the west stood Fort Berry, a redoubt constructed in 1863 at the north flank of the defenses of Alexandria, but also flanking the Columbia Turnpike and the Arlington Line constructed in 1861. It had a perimeter of 215 yards and . . . — — Map (db m5154) 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
On 18th Street North east of North Underwood Street, on the right when traveling east.
Did you know? Benjamin Banneker was a…
★ Son of freed slaves from Baltimore, Maryland
★ Member of the first appointed team to survey the nation's capital, Washington, D.C.
★ Pioneered innovative agricultural . . . — — Map (db m198327) HM
On North Underwood Street at 25th Street N, on the left when traveling south on North Underwood Street.
George Grant Crossman built this late Victorian vernacular farmhouse in 1892 for his bride Nellie Dodge. Three generations of the Crossman family operated a 60-acre dairy farm on the site until 1949. The Crossman family played a significant role in . . . — — Map (db m43540) HM
On Arlington Boulevard (U.S. 50) at North Pershing Drive, on the right when traveling east on Arlington Boulevard.
On the high ground to the northeast stood Fort Whipple, a bastioned earthwork built early in 1863 to support the Arlington Line built in 1861. It had a perimeter of 640 yards and emplacements for 47 guns. After the War, Fort Whipple was maintained . . . — — Map (db m5140) HM
On South Oak Street at Southgate Road, on the right when traveling north on South Oak Street.
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
On Columbia Pike (Virginia Route 244) at Orme Street, on the right when traveling west on Columbia Pike. Reported missing.
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 South 4th Street west of South Kensington Street, on the left when traveling east.
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
On 3rd Street South, on the right when traveling east.
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
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
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 m293729) 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 Shirlington Road south of 24th Street South, on the left when traveling north.
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
On South Four Mile Run Drive at South Nelson Street, on the left when traveling west on South Four Mile Run Drive.
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
Near South Kenmore Street north of 24th Street South, on the right when traveling south.
The entrepreneurial spirit of Green Valley was born of necessity. Businesses emerged in the shadow of segregation as owners supplied services that otherwise were denied to their community.
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James Chinn established . . . — — Map (db m214454) HM
On South Pollard Street at South Walter Reed Drive, on the left when traveling south on South Pollard Street.
Here stood Fort Barnard, a redoubt constructed late in 1861 to command the approaches to Alexandria by way of Four Mile Run and Glebe Road. It was named for General J. G. Barnard, Chief Engineer of the Defenses of Washington. It had a perimeter of . . . — — Map (db m5158) HM
On Shirlington Road at 24th Road South, on the right when traveling north on Shirlington Road.
As a business and civil rights leader, Leonard "Doc" Muse established Arlington County's first African-American owned and operated pharmacy at 2415 Shirlington Road in 1952. He overcame the challenges of racism, segregation, and inequality to bring . . . — — Map (db m130989) HM
Near South Kenmore Street north of 24th Street South, on the right when traveling south.
African American residents struggled through segregation and also faced challenges during the integration of Arlington Public Schools. Therefore, leaders sought solutions to accommodate the increasing population as schools and housing were . . . — — Map (db m214459) HM
On 24th Road South west of South Glebe Road ( 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
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 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
Near South Kenmore STreet just north of 24th Street South, on the right when traveling south.
Green Valley, formerly Nauck, is a traditionally African American neighborhood. Levi Jones first settled in this area and was later joined by other African American families such as Thornton and Selina Gray, William Augustus and Ellen Rowe, and . . . — — Map (db m214449) HM
On 19th Street South east of South Edgewood Street, on the right when traveling east.
The history of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church located at 2700 19th Street South is written in the dedication, loyalty, hard work and prayers of countless people who gave life to a dream. It represents the culmination of the courageous . . . — — Map (db m309165) HM
Near South Kenmore Street just north of 24th Street South, on the right when traveling south.
Churches fulfilled a critical role in the growth and development of Green Valley. They served as social and spiritual anchors while providing sanctuary for generations of residents.
[Captions:]
The Methodists were the first . . . — — Map (db m214455) HM
On South Kenmore Street south of 22nd Street South, on the right when traveling south.
In 1946, Arlington's African American community launched an ambitious fundraising campaign for the Veterans Memorial Branch Y.M.C.A. located at 3440 22nd Street South to address the pressing need for social facilities during widespread racial . . . — — Map (db m309164) HM
On 17th Road North west of North Culpeper Street, on the left when traveling west.
This wall is a reminder of racial segregation in the historically African American community of Hall's Hill. During construction of the Woodlawn Village subdivision in the 1930s, a wall of various materials and heights was built here to separate . . . — — Map (db m157671) HM
On North Culpeper Street north of 19th Street North, on the right when traveling north.
The Mt. Salvation Baptist Church trustees have maintained this cemetery since June 7, 1884, when they bought the property for $80. Reverend Cyrus Carter cultivated the congregation which began at the nearby home of Isabella Washington and Moses . . . — — Map (db m296834) HM
On Clark Street at Boundary Channel Drive, on the right when traveling north on Clark Street.
A half-mile to the southwest stood Fort Runyon, a large bastioned earthwork constructed in May 1861 to protect the Long Bridge over the Potomac. Its perimeter, 1484 yards, was about the same as that of the Pentagon. After the construction of the . . . — — Map (db m5255) HM
On North Fillmore Street north of 4th Street North, on the left when traveling north.
Established in 1919, the Lyon Park neighborhood centered around three acres of parkland at the corner of Spruce Street and Cathcart Avenue (renamed N. Fillmore Street and Pershing Drive in 1934). The 1920 Lynch & Fitch sales brochure describes . . . — — Map (db m293936) HM
On Arlington Boulevard (U.S. 50) at North 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south on Arlington Boulevard.
Here stood Fort Tillinghast, a lunette in the Arlington Line constructed in August 1861. It had a perimeter of 298 yards and emplacements for 13 guns. A model of this fort, typical of all lunettes in the Arlington Line, can be seen at the Hume . . . — — Map (db m5147) HM
On North Fillmore Street south of North Pershing Drive, on the right when traveling south.
This park and community center is owned and operated by the neighborhood of Lyon Park. The Community House was constructed in 1925 on land donated by the developer, Lyon & Fitch. Frank Lyon envisioned a community house to encourage robust civic . . . — — Map (db m293933) HM
Near Custis Memorial Highway (Interstate 66), on the right when traveling east.
This landmark was first described in 1724 by surveyor Charles Broadwater as "the rock stones called Brandymore Castle." Research in 1972 established that the natural formation matched the boundary descriptions on the 18th century land grands from . . . — — Map (db m8180) HM
On 22nd Street North, on the right when traveling east.
Historical Site Defenses of Washington 1861-1865 Fort Bennett Here stood Fort Bennett, a small outwork of Fort Corcoran, constructed in May 1861. With a perimeter of 146 yards and emplacements for 5 guns, it was designed to bring under fire the . . . — — Map (db m5104) HM
On Langston Boulevard (U.S. 29) at North Adams Street, on the right when traveling south on Langston Boulevard.
Nearby to the north stood Fort Strong, a lunette marking the north end of the Arlington Line constructed in August 1861. It had a perimeter of 318 yards and emplacements for 15 guns. — — Map (db m5112) HM
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