Arlington Memorial and Arlington House

George Washington Parke Custis inherited the 1100-acre estate from his father, the only surviving son of Martha Washington. Like John Parke Custis, G.W.P. Custis was raised at Mount Vernon, and he dedicated much of his life to perpetuating the memory ...

Arlington House

Former site of two-story

Arlington House

opened December 26, 1874. Rebuilt to

three stories after fire of 1889

and operated until 1915. Redesigned

in 1916 to two-story business and

store building.

Marker is at the intersection of Chester Avenue and 19th Street, on the left when traveling ...

Darlington County / Darlington County Courthouse

Darlington County

This area become part of St. David's Parish in 1768, Cheraws District in 1769, and then Darlington County on March 12, 1785. In 1800 Darlington became a circuit court district, and again a county in 1868. Extensive territory ...

Arlington House, 1864

On May 24, 1861, Union troops crossed the Potomac River into Virgina and occupied the Arlington Estate. Officers lived in the house while hundreds of soldiers camped on the grounds. The Army crisscrossed the estate with roads and telegraph lines, ...