History Trivia Quiz

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

Federal Prohibition agents patrolled South Arlington Ridge Road often.

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program called ARPANET was the forerunner to what is today the Internet.

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 AHS  in 1975 by Marion Sellers.

The 1896 shootout was at  Nelson’s Saloon in Jackson City which was at the Virginia end of the Long Bridge.  The shoot out is the subject of a new book “Shoot Out at Jackson City”

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

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.

The original permitted site for the Headquarters was in the Ballston Area at 928 North Randolph Street.

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

According to the 2010 census, 3.4% of Arlington’s population was Salvadoran.  One of Arlington’s sister cities is San Miguel, El Salvador.