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Which African-American neighborhood was bulldozed in 1941 to make room for the Pentagon?
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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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This once forgotten African-American neighborhood existed in North Arlington from before the Civil War and was near where the Chain Bridge is now. What was it called?
The Bottom existed from 1850-1950 but residents were forced out by institutional racism and federal highway construction.
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In what year did Marymount University first accept male students in programs other than nursing, in effect going “Co-ed?”
Marymount was the first Catholic college to be established in Virginia. It was founded by nuns in 1950 as a two-year women’s college.
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Why did Basil Hall–the slave owner who owned much of what became the Hall’s Hill/High View Park neighborhood–sell his land to formerly enslaved African-Americans after the Civil War?
This public art, named “The Family” by Winnie Owens Hart was installed in 2004 at High View Park. It shows a family at the center of the community.
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Where did the largest shootout in Arlington history between lawmen and gamblers occur?
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”
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In 1960, which Arlington County neighborhood was the site of the original American Nazi Party Headquarters in Arlington?
The original permitted site for the Headquarters was in the Ballston Area at 928 North Randolph Street.
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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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On November 10, 1919 what cornerstone was laid with an elaborate ceremony for an iconic historic building that still exists today?
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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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