The Library of Virginia’s current exhibition, Columbia Pike: Through the Lens of Community, highlights the vibrant and diverse community of Columbia Pike in Arlington County. For more than two hundred years, Columbia Pike has connected northern Virginia and Washington, D.C.
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Just after midnight on June 2, 1861, a Confederate scouting party attacked a Union outpost at Arlington Mill on Columbia Pike. The 1st Michigan Volunteer Infantry was guarding the mill.
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In the first half of the 20th century, only a handful of women were able to make it as successful musicians. This precedent was upturned by the International Sweethearts of Rhythm.
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For more than two centuries, Columbia Pike has been home to communities that reflect Arlington’s changing character. What began as scattered farms and toll houses has become one of the most diverse corridors in the Washington region.
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Since 2007, the Columbia Pike Documentary Project has been chronicling the people and places of one of Arlington’s most dynamic corridors. Photographer Lloyd Wolf set out to capture the Pike’s extraordinary diversity.
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Long before Columbia Pike was paved for automobiles, the land was crossed by trails made by large game and later used by Native peoples. These routes followed the high ground, giving travelers a wide view of the landscape and a measure of safety.
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