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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CI1_the-commander-in-chiefs-oak_Arlington-VA.html
This oak tree was dedicated by the Honorable George Bush, President of the United States, on August 7, 1989, to commemorate the Bicentennial of the establishment of the War Department under the United States Constitution. It honors the men and wom…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CGU_ronald-reagan_Arlington-VA.html
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 Transpo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CE0_12th-pennsylvania-volunteer-infantry_Arlington-VA.html
This tablet erectedbythe 12th Penna. Vol. Infantryin memory ofthe officer and men of the Regimentwho died in service during the Spanish-American Warat Fort Myer, Va.—Camp Alger, Va.and elsewhere. Dedicated May 12th, 1937on the thirty-nint…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CDK_first-flight-of-an-airplane-on-a-u-s-army-installation_Arlington-VA.html
(Panel 1: topside of monument)CommemoratingtheFiftieth Anniversaryof theFirst Flight of an Airplaneon aU.S. Army InstallationSeptember 3, 1908(Panel 2: east face of monument)This Wright Brothers FlyerBuilt under an Army Signal Corpscontract was re…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CDJ_famous-firsts-in-aeronautics-at-fort-myer_Arlington-VA.html
Here for the first time in the world, an airplane flew over an hour. That was on September 9, 1908, when a Wright Brothers' "Flyer", piloted by Orville Wright took off from the north end of the Fort Myer drill field and circled continuously over t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CD7_centennial-of-military-aviation_Arlington-VA.html
This plaque commemerates the 100th anniversary of the Wright Brothers flights here at Fort Myer from September 3 to 17, 1908. These flights led to a return series of flights from June 29 to July 30 of 1909 culminating in the first ever cross count…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CD6_fort-myer-historic-district_Arlington-VA.html
has been designated aRegistered NationalHistorical Landmark Under the provisions of theHistoric Sites Act of August 21, 1935This site possesses exceptional valuein commemorating or illustratingthe history of the United States U.S. Department…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CD3_thomas-etholen-selfridge_Arlington-VA.html
First military officer in the world to pilot an airplane, solo, in flightMay 19, 1908Hammondsport, New York First person in the world to lose his life as the result of an airplane accidentSeptember 17, 1908Fort Myer, Virginia Born in San Fra…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CBM_sailors-coast-guardsmen-and-marines-of-african-and-asian-pacific-descent_Arlington-VA.html
In memory of all U.S. Sailors, Coast Guardsmen and Marines of African and Asian-Pacific Descent who honorably served officers as cooks, stewards and messmen on U.S. Navy ships and bases and who valiantly manned battle stations during World War II …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CAU_arlington-estate-1860_Arlington-VA.html
In 1778, John Parke Custis purchased most of the 1,100 acres comprising this estate from the Alexander family. John's son, George Washington Parke Custis, came in 1802 and completed the house in 1818. He named it "Arlington" after the old Custis e…
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