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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1R3D_a-garden-sustains_Arlington-VA.html
This garden fed the Custis and Lee families, their many guests, the enslaved house workers, and even the Federal Army. It provided for the family from early spring to late fall.The harvest included fruits and vegetables such as berries, potatoes, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1R39_u-s-s-maine-anchor_Arlington-VA.html
U.S.S. Maineblown upFebruary Fifteenth1898Here lie the remainsofOne hundred and sixty threeMen of the Maine's crewBrought from Havana CubaReinterred at ArlingtonDecember twenty eighth1899
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GYB_the-borinqueneers_Arlington-VA.html
Dedicated to the men of the 65th Infantry Regiment, United States Army, for their valor and patriotism during the Korean War, 1950 - 1953.
[Official seals of the Department of the Army and the 65th Infantry Regiment are included on the marker.]
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CWM_kitchen-garden_Arlington-VA.html
Large estates customarily had a vegetable garden and summer kitchen near the main house. Slaves gathered fresh produce, prepared it in the summer kitchen, and carried it directly to the main dining room.
Arlington's garden extended from the sum…
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/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…