Test your knowledge of Arlington County’s Local History.
Arlington Historical Society's 250 History Quiz
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On November 10, 1919 what cornerstone was laid with an elaborate ceremony for an iconic historic building that still exists today?
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The founder and owner of Arlington’s Little Tea House, Gertrude Crocker, and her sister, Ruth, spent time in the Occoquan Workhouse for what crime?
Gertrude Crocker was the Treasurer of the National Woman’s Party formed in 1916 to fight for women’s suffrage.
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What famous civil rights leader spoke at Lomax A.M.E. Church in Nauck/Green Valley the night before the March on Washington in 1963?
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Who led a raid in 1904 on the brothels, saloons, and gambling dens of Rosslyn and Jackson City to clean up these crime-ridden areas?
He served as the Commonwealth’s Attorney from 1904- 1915.
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What famous Washington, D.C. structure was made of quarried stone from the rock cliffs across the river in Arlington?
Georgetown University’s main campus building, as well as the chapel and library, were all made of the dark stone quarried across the river.
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Who was the professional baseball player who played 1st base for the St. Louis Browns when they won a pennant in 1944? He later ran a sporting goods store in Arlington.
He played major league baseball from 1936 to 1948 and was selected for the All-Star team six times.
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Arlington public schools began to desegregate in 1959. In what year were the LAST two public schools desegregated?
Drew Elementary School and Hoffman-Boston Elementary School were the last two schools in Arlington to be desegregated.
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What building in Arlington County had the first telephone?
The telephone was installed in 1894. It was only connected to Saegmuller’s nearby Easter Spring Farm.
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When did Arlington county first get its general shape?
The land that includes present-day Arlington County (along with the City of Alexandria) was ceded to the federal government to become part of the new Federal District.
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What community/neighborhood in Arlington wanted to have its own town charter but a Virginia Supreme Court case ruled against it?
In 1922, in Bennett vs. Garrett the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals denied Clarendon’s request to become its own town. It held that getting a town charter depends on the best interest of the entire county.Â
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