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What community/neighborhood in Arlington wanted to have its own town charter but a Virginia Supreme Court case ruled against it?
In 1922, in Bennett vs. Garrett the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals denied Clarendon’s request to become its own town. It held that getting a town charter depends on the best interest of the entire county.Â
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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 famous Washington, D.C. structure was made of quarried stone from the rock cliffs across the river in Arlington?
Georgetown University’s main campus building, as well as the chapel and library, were all made of the dark stone quarried across the river.
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What is the highest hill in Arlington?
The hill straddles the Arlington-Fairfax County border to its northeast but its summit—459 feet above sea level—lies in Arlington. It is named for George Minor who lived there and fought in the Revolutionary War.
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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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What Arlington road was a favorite of bootleggers to use to get to D.C. during Prohibition?
Federal Prohibition agents patrolled South Arlington Ridge Road often.
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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 Arlingtonian pioneered the transfusion of blood plasma that enabled blood banks to save countless lives starting in World War II?
He researched in the field of blood transfusions, developing improved techniques for blood storage and applied his expert knowledge to developing large-scale blood banks early in World War II.
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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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