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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM59T_the-custis-family_Arlington-VA.html
John Parke Custis was the adopted stepson of George Washington and had been raised at the nearby Washington estate of Mount Vernon. He and his wife, Eleanor Calvert, lived in New Kent County with their first two daughters. However, Custis wanted t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM59R_the-hunter-family_Arlington-VA.html
After the Stuarts moved from Abingdon in 1793, the Alexander family once again owned the plantation. Robert Alexander III's son, Walter, leased Abingdon to several families over the years. In 1807, he advertised the Abingdon estate for sale, endin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM59Q_the-alexander-family_Arlington-VA.html
Abingdon Plantation was originally part of a 6,000 acre tract if land granted to Robert Howson in 1669. As master of a sailing ship, he was given the land in exchange for transporting settlers to the colony of Virginia. Howson sold it to John Alex…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM59P_the-ages-of-abingdon_Arlington-VA.html
The land that Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport occupies today was once part of a plantation. This hill and the ruins on it are all that remain of the house that stood here for nearly 190 years.
Abington, as this tract of land on the Po…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM54L_brandymore-castle_Arlington-VA.html
This landmark was first described in 1724 by surveyor Charles Broadwater as "the rock stones called Brandymore Castle." Research in 1972 established that the natural formation matched the boundary descriptions on the 18th century land grands from …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3TB_freedmans-village_Arlington-VA.html
After the outbreak of the Civil War, escaped slaves sought refuge at Union Camps and thousands crowded into the Federal City. In response to the unhealthy conditions in Washington, the government selected a site on Arlington Heights in May, 1863, …
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During the Civil War, many escaped and freed slaves traveled north seeking refuge in Union camps. Thousands crowded into the Federal City. The number of refugees quickly overwhelmed the area's resources. Overcrowding and disease became prevalent. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2YM_fort-albany_Arlington-VA.html
Immediately to the northwest stood Fort Albany, a bastioned earthwork built in May 1861 to command the approach to the Long Bridge by way of the Columbia Turnpike. It had a perimeter of 429 yards and emplacements for 12 guns. Even after Forts Rich…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2YL_fort-scott_Arlington-VA.html
Historical SiteDefenses of Washington1861-1865Fort ScottHere stood a detached lunette constructed in May, 1861, to guard the south flank of the defenses of Washington and named for General Winfield Scott, then General-in-Chief of the Army. It was …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2YJ_fort-runyon_Arlington-VA.html
Historical SiteDefenses of Washington1861-1865Fort RunyonA half-mile to the southwest stood Fort Runyon, a large bastioned earthwork constructed in May 1861 to protect the Long Bridge over the Potomac. Its perimeter, 1484 yards, was about the same…