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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
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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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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