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Virgil P. Corbett

April 17, 2025

Virgil P. Corbett (1827 – 1875) was a farmer, lawyer, politician, inventor, and businessman who called Arlington his home during the years before and after the Civil War. Originally from New York, Corbett is perhaps best known for creating some of the first maps of what we now call Arlington County and its surrounding areas during the Civil War, including Sketch of the Seat of War in Alexandria & Fairfax Counties (1861) and his Map of the Seat of War Showing the Battles of July 18th and 21st, 1861 (1861).

Pentagon 9/11 Memorial

February 28, 2025

March on the Pentagon

October 21, 2024

On October 21, 1967 at least 35,000 anti-war protesters organized by the National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam gathered for a demonstration at the Defense Department (the "March on the Pentagon"), where they were confronted by some 2,500 armed soldiers.

Air Force Memorial

October 14, 2024

On October 14, 2006, President George W. Bush dedicated the new US Air Force Memorial in Arlington during a ceremony on a promontory next to Arlington National Cemetery.

Keep ‘Em Rolling

October 11, 2024

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.

Virgil P. Corbett

Pentagon 9/11 Memorial

March on the Pentagon

Air Force Memorial

Keep ‘Em Rolling

Lafayette

A Good Soldier at Arlington House, 1861-1864

Arlington Naval Radio Station

Maple Shade

Skirmish at Arlington Mill

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