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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKIQ_spirit-of-the-elbe_Arlington-VA.html
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 tyranny.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKIC_field-marshal-sir-john-dill_Arlington-VA.html
Joint Resolution recognizing the outstanding service rendered to the United Nations by Field Marshal Sir John Dill
Whereas the Congress, having been informed of the death of Field Marshall Sir John Dill, in Washington, District of Columbia on N…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMK10_site-of-arlington-chapel_Arlington-VA.html
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 this family, neighbors, and servants. Services were conducted by students from the Episc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGLG_minors-hill_Arlington-VA.html
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 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGLC_bluemont-junction-ca-1934_Arlington-VA.html
(Trail Side):Bluemont Junction began operation in 1912 as a part of the newly formed Washington & Old Dominion (W&OD) Railway. The station was a busy transfer point for passengers and freight from Alexandria and Georgetown to points west, ending a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGJW_rosslyn-station_Arlington-VA.html
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 establishme…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGJV_the-great-falls-line_Arlington-VA.html
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, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGJU_bluemont-junction_Arlington-VA.html
In June 1945 the scene nearby would have included the multiple tracks, gas-electric combine, electric substation, and passenger station shown below.
As of 1912 Bluemont Junction served as the hub of the multi-line Washington & Old Dominion Rail…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGJR_tracks-into-history_Arlington-VA.html
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGCY_u-s-s-houston-and-h-m-a-s-perth_Arlington-VA.html
In Memory of the Crews of U.S.S. Houston (CA-30)and H.M.A.S. Perth
"Still Standing Watch in Sunda Strait."