Test your knowledge of Arlington County’s Local History.
Arlington Historical Society's 250 History Quiz
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What is the oldest standing structure in the county?
Architectural historians estimate that the house was built sometime around 1750. It was built by John Ball, the brother of Moses, and it was donated to AHSÂ in 1975 by Marion Sellers.
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What famous civil rights leader spoke at Lomax A.M.E. Church in Nauck/Green Valley the night before the March on Washington in 1963?
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Who was the professional baseball player who played 1st base for the St. Louis Browns when they won a pennant in 1944? He later ran a sporting goods store in Arlington.
He played major league baseball from 1936 to 1948 and was selected for the All-Star team six times.
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How many Civil War Forts did the Union build in the county to protect Washington, D.C. from possible Confederate attack?
Fort C. F. Smith officials report that what is now Arlington County had 22 Civil War forts.
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Immigrants from what country were forbidden from even walking onto the bridges linking Arlington with Washington, D.C. in 1917-1918?
In 1917, the US entered World War I against Germany and authorities feared sabotage.
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What is the oldest standing schoolhouse in the county?
Now named the Arlington Historical Museum of the Arlington Historical Society. It is at 1805 South Arlington Ridge Road and was built in 1891.Â
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Who led a raid in 1904 on the brothels, saloons, and gambling dens of Rosslyn and Jackson City to clean up these crime-ridden areas?
He served as the Commonwealth’s Attorney from 1904- 1915.
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In a program sponsored by the Pentagon and managed in Rosslyn, what was the name of the system that ultimately became the Internet?
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program called ARPANET was the forerunner to what is today the Internet.
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What animals escaped from the Luna Park amusement park in 1906 sparking a hunt through the area to recapture them?
Four elephants—Annie, Tommie, Jennie, and Queenie—somehow were startled, stampeded, and escaped.
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What African-American neighborhood was separated from its white neighbors by a brick and concrete wall built in the 1930s?
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.
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