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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DWQ_the-bay-eva-castle-site_Arlington-VA.html
The Bay-Eva Castle Site. . This sign marks the spot where Dr. Bay Jacobs and his wife Eva built their home, a beautiful stone castle. Dr. Jacobs was a prominent physician who served on the staff of both Georgetown and Arlington Hospitals. The loca…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21KZ_worlds-first-public-passenger-flight_Arlington-VA.html
On September 9, 1908, near this site,
Orville Wright carried aloft in
public his first passenger, Lt. Frank
P. Lahm, for a flight lasting 6
minutes and 24 seconds. Three days
later, he took Major George O. Squier
on a flight of 9 minutes and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21KK_orville-wrights-first-virginia-flight_Arlington-VA.html
Orville Wright made his first heavier-than air
flight in Virginia at Fort Myer for the U.S.
Army on 3 Sept. 1908. He flew the plane
slightly more than a minute, reaching a
speed of 40 miles per hour. During the next
two weeks here, Wright bro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D7P_ballston_Arlington-VA.html
By 1900 a well-defined village called Central Ballston had developed in the area bounded by the present Wilson Boulevard, Taylor Street, Washington Boulevard, and Pollard Street. More diffuse settlement extended westward to Lubber Run and southwar…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1293_old-ball-family-burial-ground_Arlington-VA.html
This is one of Arlington's oldest family burial grounds. Ensign John Ball (1748- 1814), a veteran of the American Revolution (Sixth Virginia Infantry), is buried here. John Ball was the son of Moses Ball, who was one of the pioneer settlers in the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM114S_arlington-post-office_Arlington-VA.html
In the first half of the 20th Century, Arlington County changed from a handful of separate neighborhoods to a cohesive community with its own identity and government. The establishment of a central post office was a major factor in this transforma…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXCQ_maury-school_Arlington-VA.html
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 F…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2W3_the-arlington-line_Arlington-VA.html
Historical SiteDefenses of Washington1861-1865The Arlington LineHere the Arlington Line constructed in August, 1861, crossed the Georgetown-Falls Church road. 100 yards to the northwest stood Fort Morton, a lunette with a perimeter of 250 yards an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2VR_fort-craig_Arlington-VA.html
Historical SiteDefenses of Washington1861-1865Fort CraigHere stood Fort Craig, a lunette in the Arlington Line constructed in August 1861. It had a perimeter of 324 yards and emplacements for 11 guns.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2VN_fort-tillinghast_Arlington-VA.html
Historical SiteDefenses of Washington1861-1865Fort TillinghastHere 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 a…