Did you know that our county was home not only to a ring of defensive forts but also to Civil War convalescent camps?
In 1862 the US Army established a conv... Read More...
Selina Gray (1823 – 1907) has a public square named for her in Arlington. You may remember her as the enslaved woman at Arlington House who saved George Washin... Read More...
This exhibit highlights Upton's Hill history as a prime example of the many layers of Arlington's past. Upton's Hill was a homestead and farm, major logistics ... Read More...
In the early morning hours of May 24, 1861, Union soldiers in Arlington began a construction project that would last the entirety of the war and dominate the l... Read More...
The effort to preserve the Febrey-Lothrop estate renewed interest in the local Civil War history of Upton’s Hill. Straddling the border between Arlington and F... Read More...
In December of 2020, Rep. Don Beyer introduced a bill to rename “Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial,” by removing Lee’s name. A few days before, Lee’s... Read More...
African Americans have played a foundational role in the creation, growth, and development of Arlington, Virginia. Although an underrepresented story of the Af... Read More...
Over the past 150 years, the Febrey-Lothrup Estate has graced the Upton Hill neighborhood of Arlington. Despite war, twentieth-century alterations, and major d... Read More...
This is a recording of a presentation by author Ric Murphy hosted by the Arlington Historical Society on November 12, 2020.
The establishment of Arlington ... Read More...
On August 3, 2020, the Arlington Historical Society hosted an online panel discussion by three local historians and reenactors, Edward W. Gantt, Ben Hawley, an... Read More...
