History Trivia Quiz

Drew Elementary School and Hoffman-Boston Elementary School were the last two schools in Arlington to be desegregated.

Arlington County destroyed some of the wall in 1966.  Arlington erected a historical sign in 2016 to honor the 150th anniversary of the establishment of Hall’s Hill. A storm in 2019 destroyed another section.

The Bottom existed from 1850-1950 but residents were forced out by institutional racism and federal highway construction.

James Parks (1843-1929) helped historians locate landmarks that existed before the establishment of Arlington National Cemetery.  He died at Freedman's Village and was granted special permission to be buried at Arlington by the Secretary of War. 

Four elephants—Annie, Tommie, Jennie, and Queenie—somehow were startled, stampeded, and escaped.

On his 1st  Chesapeake voyage: Jun 2 – Jul 21, 1608, Capt. John Smith led 14 men in search of a route to the Pacific. They headed north from Jamestown probing rivers inland including the Potomac. Some Native Americans were friendly and gave him food, others were not, and he departed quickly.

The telephone was installed in 1894.  It was only connected to Saegmuller’s nearby Easter Spring Farm.

Many Arlington families can trace their roots back to residents of Freedman's Village. Names common in modern Arlington are found on the village's registry, names like Gray, Tippet, Parke, Pollard, and Syphax.

Gertrude Crocker was the Treasurer of the National Woman’s Party formed in 1916 to fight for women’s suffrage.

Georgetown University’s main campus building, as well as the chapel and library, were all made of the dark stone quarried across the river.