Charlie Clark
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Modern-day Arlington County
is a center for government institutions and a critical part of the Washington,
D.C. community. But the identity of the area goes far beyond the influence of the
nation’s capital. During the War of 1812, the original copy of the Declaration
of Independence was hidden from the British in a local area gristmill.
Arlington was the only county in Virginia to vote against secession, despite
being home to Robert E. Lee. In the...
Author
Series
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Description
"Arlington is the smallest, most densely populated county in the United States. Its destiny has been driven by its geographic proximity to Washington, D.C., and very important by the fact that most Potomac River crossings begin in the county. Initially part of a large land grant to Lord Fairfax before the Revolutionary War, what is now Arlington was ceded to help form the new federal government seat by the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1790. It remained...
Author
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
Arlington began three centuries ago as the farm section of Alexandria County and emerged in the 1900s as a vibrant suburb of the nation's capital. Global notice came after the creation and expansion of Arlington National Cemetery, the Pentagon and Fort Myer, site of history's first airplane casualty--September 17, 1908. Add in some modern marquee employers--PBS, WETA, Nestlé, the Foreign Service Institute and Amazon--and it's a recipe for accelerating...
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