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Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
Powerful stone monument on the National Mall honouring the civil rights leader, featuring a 9-metre carved figure emerging from rock.
5 km · about 10 min drive
Virginia, United States · North America
Arlington works well as a base: 10 minutes from Baileys Crossroads, 5km from Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.
Arlington is a city located in Virginia, United States. With a population of 207,627, it is an important destination in North America.
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The Clarendon School is a historic school building located in the Virginia Square neighborhood of Arlington County, Virginia. The structure was erected in 1910 based on a design by noted Virginia architect Charles M. Robinson.
The school was renamed to the Maury School in 1925 to honor Matthew Fontaine MauryRead more
(1806-1873), a geographer, and oceanographer known as the “Pathfinder of the Seas.” Born on January 14, 1806, in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Maury joined the United States Navy in 1821 and was promoted to lieutenant in 1836. He served as superintendent of the Navy Department's Depot of Charts and Instruments (the United States Naval Observatory) from 1842 to 1855 and from 1858 to 1861.
When the American Civil War started in 1861, Maury resigned from the United States Navy to accept a commission as a commander in the Confederate States Navy, and later became Secretary of the Navy for the Confederacy. After the Civil War ended, he lived in England. In 1868, he moved to Lexington, Virginia, where he served as a professor of meteorology at the Virginia Military Institute.
The building ceased operating as a school after the 1972–1973 school year. In 1977, the building was converted for use as a studio space for local artists. The Arlington Arts Center, a non-profit organization, has operated the building since that time, offering art classes, educational programs, exhibitions, and studio space.
The Arlington County Board designated the building to be a local historic district on April 7, 1984.
The National Park Service listed the building on the National Register of Historic Places on December 9, 1999.
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Arlington is located in Virginia, United States, North America. The coordinates are 38.8810 latitude, -77.1043 longitude.
Arlington has a population of approximately 207,627 people, making it a city in United States.
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Powerful stone monument on the National Mall honouring the civil rights leader, featuring a 9-metre carved figure emerging from rock.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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Moving black granite wall inscribed with the names of more than 58,000 American service members who died in the Vietnam War.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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Neoclassical memorial honouring Abraham Lincoln, featuring a massive seated statue and the site of Martin Luther King's famous speech.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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Neoclassical domed memorial on the Tidal Basin dedicated to Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence.
6 km · about 10 min drive
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Grand open-air memorial on the National Mall honouring the 16 million Americans who served in the Second World War.
6 km · about 10 min drive
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Official residence and workplace of the President of the United States since 1800, a symbol of American democracy.
6 km · about 10 min drive
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Towering 169-metre marble obelisk on the National Mall honouring America's first president, George Washington.
6 km · about 10 min drive
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America's front yard stretching from the US Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial, lined with iconic monuments, memorials, and Smithsonian museums.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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