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Re: WMATA: Guess the location

Posted by Sand Box John on Thu May 31 23:42:22 2012, in response to Re: WMATA: Guess the location, posted by Edwards! on Thu May 31 08:03:48 2012.

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betcha General Lee is turning over in his grave...

The property was seized by the Union after the war. Lees son (George Washington Custis Lee) sued the federal government to get it back and won. He sold it back to the federal government in 1883 for $150,000.

A little piece of history few know, The Arlington Cemetery metrorail station is built on the former right of way of the Virginia and Washington Railway.





John in the sand box of Maryland's eastern shore.

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