All Stories: 250 All Featured Tags Subjects Sort by: Title Date Added Filed Under Foodways Arlington Brewing CompanyArlington had its own brewery making beer for thirsty residents and businesses By Center for Local History View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Black History Harry W. Gray HouseHe was a skilled mason and built the high masonry wall that surrounds what is now Arlington National Cemetery By Arlington Historical Society View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Black History Green Valley PharmacyAmong the most recognized and cherished businesses in Green Valley By Arlington County View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Black History Washington-Torreyson Farmhouse By Arlington County View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Business & Industry Kann's department store The Virginia Square store offered every efficiency a mid-century shopper could want By Arlington Historical Society View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Military History The American Legion War Memorial at Clarendon By Arlington Historical Society View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Entertainment Ballston Putt-Putt Golf CourseIn 1930, Robert P. Balinger opened a miniature golf course on Wilson Blvd. in Ballston By Center for Local Histsory View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Cultural Heritage Little Saigon in Clarendon By Echoes of Little Saigon View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Religion Lomax African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church By Arlington County View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Politics & Government Cherrydale Volunteer Fire House By Arlington County View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Transportation Hoover FieldThe airfield was christened Hoover Field (after then-Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover) By Center for Local History View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Transportation Aqueduct BridgeThe completed bridge was opened for use on July 4, 1843 By National Park Service View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Civil Rights The Assassination of an Arlington Nazi By Charles S. Clark, Arlington Historical Society View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Transportation Theodore Roosevelt Bridge By Arlington Historical View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Civil Rights Lunch Counter Sit-ins By Office of Historic Preservation View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Religion Mount Olivet United Methodist Church By Arlington Historical View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Black History Freedman's VillageFreedman’s Village provided protection, education, instruction, and employment to its African-American residents By Center for Local History View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Black History Queen City By Center for Local History View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Women's History Little Tea HouseDuring its heyday, many famous people ate at the restaurant By Center for Local History View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Transportation Interstate 66 By Charlie Clark, Arlington Historical Society View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Religion Mount Zion Baptist ChurchAfter the close of the Civil War, a group of Christians banded together to establish a Baptist church in Freedman’s Village By Mount Zion Baptist Church View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Foodways Weenie Beenie By Arlington County, Department of Community Planning, Housing & Development View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Black History Mr. Moore’s Barber ShopMr. Moore’s Barber Shop today is in a two-story brick building constructed in 1940 By Center for Local History View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Neighborhoods Carlin HallThe residents of the growing village soon felt the need for a place to gather By Arlington Historical Society View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Art & Architecture Dawson HouseThe soldiers burned their barn, slaughtered the livestock, confined the family to their house, and reportedly used the house for target practice By Center for Local History View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Military History USS Akron visit to ArlingtonWith an overall length of 785 feet, the Akron and her sister ship the USS Macon were among the largest flying objects ever built By Arlington Historical Society View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Neighborhoods Origin of Jackson City By Arlington Historical Society View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Politics & Government A Duel in ArlingtonIn 1826, in what is now Arlington, a noted duel took place By Ruth M. Ward - Arlington Historical Society View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Neighborhoods Westover Westover Shopping Center was constructed in 1940 By Arlington Historical View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Civil War Bazil HallAlthough he owned enslaved people, Hall was a staunch Unionist By Arlington Historical Society View Story — Show on Map Previous Next
Filed Under Foodways Arlington Brewing CompanyArlington had its own brewery making beer for thirsty residents and businesses By Center for Local History View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Black History Harry W. Gray HouseHe was a skilled mason and built the high masonry wall that surrounds what is now Arlington National Cemetery By Arlington Historical Society View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Black History Green Valley PharmacyAmong the most recognized and cherished businesses in Green Valley By Arlington County View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Black History Washington-Torreyson Farmhouse By Arlington County View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Business & Industry Kann's department store The Virginia Square store offered every efficiency a mid-century shopper could want By Arlington Historical Society View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Military History The American Legion War Memorial at Clarendon By Arlington Historical Society View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Entertainment Ballston Putt-Putt Golf CourseIn 1930, Robert P. Balinger opened a miniature golf course on Wilson Blvd. in Ballston By Center for Local Histsory View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Cultural Heritage Little Saigon in Clarendon By Echoes of Little Saigon View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Religion Lomax African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church By Arlington County View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Politics & Government Cherrydale Volunteer Fire House By Arlington County View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Transportation Hoover FieldThe airfield was christened Hoover Field (after then-Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover) By Center for Local History View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Transportation Aqueduct BridgeThe completed bridge was opened for use on July 4, 1843 By National Park Service View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Civil Rights The Assassination of an Arlington Nazi By Charles S. Clark, Arlington Historical Society View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Transportation Theodore Roosevelt Bridge By Arlington Historical View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Civil Rights Lunch Counter Sit-ins By Office of Historic Preservation View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Religion Mount Olivet United Methodist Church By Arlington Historical View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Black History Freedman's VillageFreedman’s Village provided protection, education, instruction, and employment to its African-American residents By Center for Local History View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Women's History Little Tea HouseDuring its heyday, many famous people ate at the restaurant By Center for Local History View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Transportation Interstate 66 By Charlie Clark, Arlington Historical Society View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Religion Mount Zion Baptist ChurchAfter the close of the Civil War, a group of Christians banded together to establish a Baptist church in Freedman’s Village By Mount Zion Baptist Church View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Foodways Weenie Beenie By Arlington County, Department of Community Planning, Housing & Development View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Black History Mr. Moore’s Barber ShopMr. Moore’s Barber Shop today is in a two-story brick building constructed in 1940 By Center for Local History View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Neighborhoods Carlin HallThe residents of the growing village soon felt the need for a place to gather By Arlington Historical Society View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Art & Architecture Dawson HouseThe soldiers burned their barn, slaughtered the livestock, confined the family to their house, and reportedly used the house for target practice By Center for Local History View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Military History USS Akron visit to ArlingtonWith an overall length of 785 feet, the Akron and her sister ship the USS Macon were among the largest flying objects ever built By Arlington Historical Society View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Neighborhoods Origin of Jackson City By Arlington Historical Society View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Politics & Government A Duel in ArlingtonIn 1826, in what is now Arlington, a noted duel took place By Ruth M. Ward - Arlington Historical Society View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Neighborhoods Westover Westover Shopping Center was constructed in 1940 By Arlington Historical View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Civil War Bazil HallAlthough he owned enslaved people, Hall was a staunch Unionist By Arlington Historical Society View Story — Show on Map