Arlington County has around nine historic houses listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Here are five with quite some interesting history.
Continue reading
The City of Alexandria has been voted the second friendliest city in the United States. The city was awarded this accolade according to the 2019 Conde Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards. Continue reading
In 1724, John Ball acquired a 166-acre land grant along Four Mile Run from Lord Fairfax. He constructed a one-roomed log cabin with a loft. He lived there with his wife and five daughters farming wheat and corn and rearing sheep, cows, and pigs. He also ran a mill on Four Mile Run and kept some of the millstones on the property.
Continue reading