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Student Letters to Sally Loving

Richard “Biff” Johnson’s Scrapbook

July 29, 2024

Remembering a Gang War in Arlington

July 28, 2024

This exhibit highlights Upton’s Hill history as a prime example of the many layers of Arlington’s past. Upton’s Hill was a homestead and farm, a major logistics hub and defensive fort during the Civil War, a weekend country getaway for Washington’s elite, and a real estate developer’s delight. The following virtual exhibit was displayed at the Arlington Historical Museum from July to November 2021.

A Good Soldier at Arlington House, 1861-1864

A Short History of Voting in Arlington

July 27, 2024

According to historian C.B. Rose, people living in what is now Arlington would have been able to vote after early settlements were incorporated around 1645. Voting likely increased when the land of present-day Arlington was established as Fairfax County and received its own Court House in the town of Alexandria in 1752. At this point in time, all voting had to take place at a Court House, which limited eligible voters who lived far away from these buildings.

Birch Family

Student Letters to Sally Loving

Richard “Biff” Johnson’s Scrapbook

Remembering a Gang War in Arlington

The History of Upton’s Hill

A Good Soldier at Arlington House, 1861-1864

A Short History of Voting in Arlington

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

Cherry Smash

Arlington, VA: A Brief History

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