Greetings from Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial

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Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial

Arlington House, located on a high hill within Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, is one of many national park sites along the George Washington Memorial Parkway. Built by George Washington Parke Custis between 1802 and 1818 to serve as a memorial to his step-grandfather, George Washington, the house is now associated more with the man who married into the family and lived there for 30 years — Civil War General Robert E. Lee.

State(s): Virginia

Established: 1955

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