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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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I heard the Cleetwood Trail that connects Crater Lake rim with the lake's edge was going to close for renovation for several years at the end of summer, so I rushed to book a Wizard Island tour. I live in southern Oregon and have never taken the tour. I went…
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