Tuesday, February 3, 2015

The national cemetery in Arlington, VA.............stands on land that used to belong to the family of Robert E. Lee, and down the Potomac, like 17 miles...........accessible via the bike path................is the family home of G. Washington.....................again, it is easy to see why they love Virginia so much............



  1. History | Arlington House - Arlington National Cemetery

    www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/...Cemetery/.../...
    Arlington National Cemetery
    Arlington” was the name of the Custis family ancestral estate in the Virginia ... His intention was to render the house uninhabitable should the Lee family ever  ...
  2. Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial (U.S. National ...

    www.nps.gov/arho/
    U.S. National Park Service
    National Park Service site for Lee's home in Arlington, VA. Also the home of the famedArlington National Cemetery.
  3. Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial - Wikipedia ...

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    Wikipedia
    With the onset of the Civil War, the Lee family had to evacuate their home ... Main article: Arlington National Cemetery § Arlington Woods expansion controversy.
  4. How Arlington National Cemetery Came to Be - Smithsonian

    www.smithsonianmag.com/.../how-arlington-national-cemet...
    Smithsonian
    Starting in 1864, Arlington National Cemetery was transformed into a military ... The federal government was still wrestling the Lee family for control of the  ...
  5. Arlington National Cemetery: 8 Surprising Facts — History in ...

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    History
    May 28, 2012 - Explore eight surprising facts about Arlington National Cemetery, which has ... After Mary Lee, confined to a wheelchair, sent a representative instead of... to his family in the same condition as when it was illegally confiscated.
  6. The Scandalous History of Arlington National Cemetery ...

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    Mental Floss
    May 27, 2012 - The Scandalous History of Arlington National Cemetery ... The estate, dead bodies and all, was returned to the Lee family. But Lee's actions  ...
  7. Arlington House, Home of Robert E. Lee | National Parks ...

    www.nationalparkstraveler.com/.../arlington-house-home-robert-e-lee79...
    Apr 15, 2011 - At Arlington House, where Robert E. Lee and his family lived before ...The historic house is on the hill at the top of Arlington National Cemetery.

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  8. Arlington House - The Robert E. Lee Memorial - TripAdvisor

    www.tripadvisor.com › ... › Things to Do in Arlington
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     Rating: 4.5 - ‎289 reviews
    Address: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA 22211 ... Museum docents are walking encyclopedias of the architecture, family history and period  ...
  9. There's a lot you don't know about Arlington National ...

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    ... 1883 when the Custis-Lee family was compensated for the Arlington Estate that had... The materials used to make headstones at Arlington National Cemetery  ...

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