Arlington plantation
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Arlington plantation was a prominent Virginia estate along the Potomac River that served as the ancestral home of the Custis family and later became the site of Arlington National Cemetery.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic estate
ⓘ
plantation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Arlington House plantation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ancestralHomeOf | Custis family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyleAtCore | Greek Revival (Arlington House) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAsMemorialTo | George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Custis family residences
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Historic districts in Virginia ⓘ Plantations in Virginia ⓘ Robert E. Lee residences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confiscatedBy | United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confiscationContext | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Arlington County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse |
historic site
ⓘ
national cemetery grounds ⓘ |
| dateOfCemeteryEstablishment | 1864 ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn | enslaved labor ⓘ |
| function | slave plantation ⓘ |
| hasPart | Arlington House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Historic Landmark (for Arlington House) ⓘ |
| laterSiteOf | Arlington National Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Potomac River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableResident |
George Washington Parke Custis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mary Anna Randolph Custis NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originallyPartOf | Province of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks |
National Mall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington, D.C. skyline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Custis family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Washington Parke Custis NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partiallyConvertedTo | military cemetery ⓘ |
| region | Northern Virginia ⓘ |
| significantFor |
Civil War-era land confiscation
ⓘ
development of Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ history of Robert E. Lee ⓘ history of the Custis family ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Custis family