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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2UB_fort-c-f-smith_Arlington-VA.html
Fort C.F. Smith was constructed in early 1863 as part of the expansion and strengthening of the capital's defenses that continued throughout the Civil War. With Forts Strong, Morton and Woodbury, Fort C.F. Smith formed the outer perimeter of the f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M4_the-mouth-of-pimmit-run_Arlington-VA.html
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 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV0_fort-ethan-allen_Arlington-VA.html
Fort Ethan Allen was constructed during the Civil War to provide one of the last lines of defense against possible Confederate attacks aimed at Washington. The fort commanded approaches to Chain Bridge (over the Potomac River) from the south of Pi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUZ_fort-ethan-allen_Arlington-VA.html
Historical SiteDefenses of Washington1861-1865Fort Ethan AllenThis embankment was the south face of Fort Ethan Allen, a bastioned earthwork built in September 1861 to command all the approaches to Chain Bridge south of Pimmit Run. The fort had a p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUY_walker-chapel_Arlington-VA.html
Walker Chapel, a small frame country church of the Mount Olivet Circuit, was dedicated at this location on July 18, 1876. It was named in honor of the Walker family who donated the Walker Grave Yard as the site for the church. A new frame church w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUX_clay-and-randolph-duel_Arlington-VA.html
Although dueling was illegal in Virginia, Secretary of State Henry Clay challenged U.S. Senator John Randolph of Roanoke. Clay called Randolph out to defend his honor after Randolph insulted him in a speech on the Senate floor. Randolph confided t…