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Welcome to Arlington, a community that today ranks among the 48 most populous cities in the country, but which began life as a struggling and besieged frontier fort established when Texas was still a republic.
From 1801 to 1847, what are now Arlington and a portion of the City of Alexandria were known as Alexandria County, District of Columbia. In 1847, at the request of the local residents, Congress retroceded Alexandria County to the Commonwealth of Virginia.
In 1846, a freeholder’s vote for retrocession passed 763-22, taking effect in January 1847 when the General Assembly designated Alexandria County, D.C., as Alexandria County, Virginia, comprising the City of Alexandria and the rural portion which would eventually become Arlington County.
May 27, 2024 · Established as Bellehaven (later Alexandria) county, it was ceded to the Federal Government in 1789 and became part of the District of Columbia. The county was returned to Virginia in 1846 and was renamed Arlington in 1920 for the former estate of the Custis-Lee families.
Oct 15, 2013 · Arlington became its own distinct county after the Civil War, in 1870, when the City of Alexandria seceded due to a clause in the new Virginia constitution, leaving the county of Alexandria. The name was then changed to Arlington in 1920.
Arlington is a residential suburb of Washington, DC, located across the Potomac in Virginia. Technically, it is not a municipality but a county, originally included in the District of Columbia but returned to Virginia in 1846.
Dec 6, 2023 · How did Arlington get its name, and who first called this place home? What are the oldest buildings in town, and what secrets do their walls whisper? Who were the people that walked these streets long before us?
Though in the midst of a booming renaissance today, downtown Arlington came into creation as many American cities have begun – as a nameless railroad whistle stop. Planners of the Texas and Pacific Railroad deemed it logical to create a stop midway between the booming cities of Dallas and Fort Worth.
The well played a significant role in Arlington's early days as a growing city, becoming the focal point for political rallies, parades, cotton sales and the sale of the mineral water itself. By City ordinance in 1895, the well became the corner point of the City's four new political wards.
5 days ago · Arlington, city, Tarrant county, northern Texas, U.S., between Fort Worth (west) and Grand Prairie and Dallas (east). Caddo Indians, the first known settlers in the region, were the victims of westward expansion. An early white settlement (1840), on an Indian council site, was called Bird’s Fort.
