Arlington (Plantation : Va.)

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In 1802, George Washington Parke Custis inherited 1,100-acres from his father, John Parke Custis, and established Arlington Plantation, which contains the home he built, "Arlington House." His daughter, Mary Anna Randolph Custis, married Robert E. Lee, and they inherited Arlington House and the plantation surrounding it in 1857. The property was confiscated by the federal government during the Civil War.
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referencedIn George Washington Parke Custis Papers William & Mary Libraries
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associatedWith Arlington House corporateBody
predecessorOf Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, Va.) corporateBody
associatedWith Custis (Family : Virginia) family
associatedWith Custis, George Washington Parke, 1781-1857 person
associatedWith Custis, Mary Lee Fitzhugh, 1788-1853 person
associatedWith Lee, Mary Randolph Custis, 1807-1873 person
associatedWith Lee, Robert Edward, 1807-1870 person
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Arlington VA US
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Farming

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Active 1803

Active 1818

Active 1802

Active 1778

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