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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5LC_alcova_Arlington-VA.html
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 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM59Z_abingdon-plantation-restoration_Arlington-VA.html
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority worked in concert with Federal, state and local historic preservation agencies and professionals in the field to develop the restoration plan for the Abingdon Plantation site. The restoration process …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM59Y_the-industrial-age_Arlington-VA.html
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 Abing…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM59U_abingdon-plantation_Arlington-VA.html
The land that Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport occupies today was once part of Abingdon Plantation. Abingdon was the home of George Washington's stepson, John Parke Custis, and birthplace of Washington's beloved granddaughter, Nelly.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM59T_the-custis-family_Arlington-VA.html
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 t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM59R_the-hunter-family_Arlington-VA.html
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, endin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM59Q_the-alexander-family_Arlington-VA.html
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 Alex…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM59P_the-ages-of-abingdon_Arlington-VA.html
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 Po…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM54L_brandymore-castle_Arlington-VA.html
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 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3TB_freedmans-village_Arlington-VA.html
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, …