Visual Archive

• The Old Amphitheater was dedicated in 1874.
• Union Soldiers occupied Arlington House during the Civil War.
• The Field of the Dead was the site where the first burials occurred.
• Civilian markers were used for the former slaves who died while in Freedmans Village.
• The United States Colored Troops who died in the Civil War simply had U.S.C.T. inscriptions on their headstones.
• Families of soldiers declared "missing in action" had the opportunity to place memorial headstones in the MIA section. The distance between the grave markers is smaller than average.
• The grave of Pierre L'Enfant, the designer of Washington D.C., overlooks the city from the hills of Arlington House.
• The U.S.S. Maine sank near Cuba in 1898, during the Spanish-American War.
• The horse-drawn caisson was used for the World War I Unknown Soldier.
• Cardinal Cushing was the pastor at the funeral of President John F. Kennedy.
• Near the Robert F. Kennedy grave site, a water fountain designed by I.M. Pei is inscribed with a well-known speech of Kennedy's.
• A simple white cross marks the grave of Robert F. Kennedy.
• The seven crew members of the Space Shuttle Challenger died 74 seconds after liftoff.
• The Honor Guards of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, perform the changing of the guard ceremonies.
• The Sergeant in charge inspects the next sentinel preparing for duty.
• On the Friday morning before Memorial Day weekend, the Third Infantry places an American flag in front of every headstone.