History Trivia Quiz

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. 

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

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

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

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.

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

He played major league baseball from 1936 to 1948 and was selected for the All-Star team six times.

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.

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.