On the left is a picture of the Murray school playground. It was a fenced in grass field.
On the right is todays public tennis court. It is in the same place as the playground was but it is now behind the Arlington Arts Center instead of the Murray school.
Sources:
| Arlington Historical Society: www.arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org Arlington in the Civil War: www.arlcivwar.net www.vahistorical.org exhibit through 12/30 Old Arlington photos: www.flickr.com/groups/old_arlington/ Arlington County Library: Virginia Room |
And a special thanks to Ms. Mangis for letting me use her amazing powerpoint of Ballston history.
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