A couple weeks ago, the Poulton's and us decided to go and visit Arlington Cemetery. You wouldn't believe how big Arlington is! 612 acres. There are headstones everywhere you look. It was a really neat place to visit, with a really cool story behind it.
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| It was a very patriotic feeling seeing all the headstones, and just thinking how many people have fought for our freedom |
Arlington Cemetery was basically stolen by the government from Mary Custis Lee. George Washington Parke Custis was the original owner of the land, George Washington's adopted son. George Washington Parke Custis only had one surviving child, which was Mary Custis Lee. She, of course was married to General Robert E. Lee.
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| The Tomb of the Unknown Soilder |
During the civil war the Lee's had to leave their home on Arlington, and the government seized this opportunity to take over the prized land. The congress passed a law that all property taxes must be payed in person. Of course, General Lee couldn't just march over and pay his taxes on enemy ground, and Mary Custis Lee was crippled by arthritis. So, for $92.07 the government took their land.
Crazy story, all that prime land right in the middle of DC for ninety-two bucks!
So, it was a fun little tour. We rode a bus around the grounds, it is way too big to walk around. They dropped us of at the Kennedy's grave site, the changing of the guards, and the Lee's original house.
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