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Article: Baseball notables at Arlington National Cemetery.
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- The National Pastime
- Article date:
- January 1, 2005
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Arlington National Cemetery (ANC) in Arlington, Virginia, is the most famous burial ground in the United States, if not the world. It is a standard item on tourists' must-see lists when visiting the Washington, D.C. area on vacation as it is the final resting place for presidents, generals, and Supreme Court justices. In addition, there are memorials to other people and events throughout the cemetery.
THE SITE
Arlington National Cemetery is on the site of Arlington House, the home of George Washington's adopted grandson, George Washington Parke Custis. Custis's only child, Mary Anna Custis, married Robert E. Lee and was given control of the house by the ...