arlingtonhist, Author at Arlington Historical Society

Arlington County Dairy

On October 12, 1945, The Arlington Sun reported that the Marcey brothers had sold the Arlington County Dairy in “one of the largest business property deals in many years in Arlington.”

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Keep ‘Em Rolling

in Entertainment, Military History, On This Day, Uncategorized

On October 11, 1933, the Washington Evening Star reported that Walter Huston would arrive to begin filming a movie at Fort Myer. The movie “Keep ‘Em Rolling” would be released in 1934. It was filmed at Fort Myer with the 16th Field Artillery and the 3rd Cavalry regiment riding in an action background.

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Old Court House

in On This Day, Politics & Government

On October 10, 1896, a deed was recorded providing land for the first Alexandria County courthouse separate from Alexandria City.

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How AHS got the Ball-Sellers House

in Colonial, Neighborhoods, On This Day

When her Uncle Will died in 1969 and left her the house, Marian didn’t need or want to live in it. In 1975 she donated the house—the oldest house in Arlington—to the Arlington Historical Society.

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Mt. Vernon Memorial Highway

in On This Day, Transportation

In the 1880s, officials in Alexandria – county and city – wanted to boost local commerce and began advocating for a “national road” to Mt. Vernon. The US Army Corps of Engineers conducted a survey and agreed that a road to Mt. Vernon was a good idea.

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