History
Did you know Rosslyn was once renowned for its numerous brothels? Or that the neighborhood was the site of an important fort in the Civil War?
Arlington County, Virginia - an urban area of about 26 square miles located directly across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. - was home to American Indian communities for more than 10,000 years and associated with major events in Virginia history for almost 400 years. Arlington is still a county, with no incorporated cities or towns within its boundaries. Rosslyn has been a gateway to Arlington since 1843 when its remarkable Aqueduct Bridge and canal crossing the Potomac from Georgetown were completed. Rosslyn has a rich history from its beginnings as a colonial ferry landing to its Civil War military encampment to the 1904 raid led by Crandall Mackey. |
 Marmaduke's Sunday Bar, circa 1900, a house of prostitution, gambling, and drinking, now the site of Crandall Mackey Park at the corner of N. Lynn Street and 19th St. |