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.

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Arlington plantation canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic estate
plantation
alsoKnownAs Arlington House plantation
ancestralHomeOf Custis family
architecturalStyleAtCore Greek Revival (Arlington House)
associatedWith George Washington
builtAsMemorialTo George Washington
category Custis family residences
Historic districts in Virginia
Plantations in Virginia
Robert E. Lee residences
confiscatedBy United States federal government
confiscationContext American Civil War
country United States
county Arlington County, Virginia
linked to: Arlington County
currentUse historic site
national cemetery grounds
dateOfCemeteryEstablishment 1864
economyBasedOn enslaved labor
function slave plantation
hasPart Arlington House
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark (for Arlington House)
laterSiteOf Arlington National Cemetery
locatedIn Virginia
locatedOn Potomac River
managedBy Robert E. Lee
near Washington, D.C.
notableResident George Washington Parke Custis
Mary Anna Randolph Custis
Robert E. Lee
originallyPartOf Province of Virginia
overlooks National Mall
Washington, D.C. skyline
ownedBy Custis family
George Washington Parke Custis
Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee
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

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Custis family propertyOwned Arlington plantation
subject linked to: Custis
Mary Lee Fitzhugh Custis residence Arlington plantation