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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CD3_thomas-etholen-selfridge_Arlington-VA.html
First military officer in the world to pilot an airplane, solo, in flightMay 19, 1908Hammondsport, New York
First person in the world to lose his life as the result of an airplane accidentSeptember 17, 1908Fort Myer, Virginia
Born in San Fra…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CBM_sailors-coast-guardsmen-and-marines-of-african-and-asian-pacific-descent_Arlington-VA.html
In memory of all U.S. Sailors, Coast Guardsmen and Marines of African and Asian-Pacific Descent who honorably served officers as cooks, stewards and messmen on U.S. Navy ships and bases and who valiantly manned battle stations during World War II …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CAU_arlington-estate-1860_Arlington-VA.html
In 1778, John Parke Custis purchased most of the 1,100 acres comprising this estate from the Alexander family. John's son, George Washington Parke Custis, came in 1802 and completed the house in 1818. He named it "Arlington" after the old Custis e…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CA6_garden-to-graves_Arlington-VA.html
The dead from three years of Civil War filled all burial spaces in the area. In 1864, President Lincoln charged General Montgomery Meigs with locating a site for a new national cemetery. Arlington's high elevation and aesthetic beauty made it idea…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C9R_the-kingdom-of-my-childhood_Arlington-VA.html
Here the Custis and Lee family members entertained guests, strolled with suitors, read precious letters, buried their much beloved pets, communed with nature, engaged in spiritual reflection, and enjoyed the shade and solitude of a wooden arbor.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C9P_the-flower-garden_Arlington-VA.html
Mrs. Robert E. Lee took special interest in the flower garden, and she helped shape its final design. In the center stood a large, latticed arbor, its walls covered with flowering jasmine.
The Lees used the arbor for summer entertaining and as …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C9K_dependence-on-slave-labor_Arlington-VA.html
Unlike the planters in the lower south, the Custis and Lee family grew mostly food crops on this 1,100 acre plantation as well as at two other sites. George Washington Park Custis limited the cultivation of cotton and tobacco because they were lab…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C5A_mary-randolph_Arlington-VA.html
Mary Randolph, wife of David Meade Randoph, and first person known to be buried at Arlington, was the eldest child of Thomas Mann and Ann Cary Randolph, of Tuckahoe. Her maternal grandfather was Archibald Cary, of Ampthill; Her paternal grandfathe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C50_guardian-of-a-nations-heritage_Arlington-VA.html
Selina Gray, her husband, and their eight children lived in the room to your right. She was Mrs. Lee's personal maid and later the head housekeeper. Her parents had been Mt. Vernon slaves, so she grew up steeped in the lore of George Washington.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B6W_drew-school_Arlington-VA.html
In 1945 a new segregated elementary school was built for Arlington's African American population in the Green Valley, now Nauck, neighborhood. It was the only Arlington school to be built in the Art Moderne architectural style. Originally called t…