Arlington County Chronicles

Modern-day Arlington County is a center for government institutions and a critical part of the Washington, D.C. community. But the identity of the area goes far beyond the influence of the nation's capital. During the War of 1812, the original copy of the Declaration of Independence was hidden from the British in a local area gristmill. Arlington was the only county in Virginia to vote against secession, despite being home to Robert E. Lee. In the 1950s, a young Jim Morrison was raised partly in Arlington. The county even boasts an infamous $1 million bus stop. In this collection of his most funny and fascinating columns, local author, historian, journalist and &quote;Our Man in Arlington&quote; Charlie Clark regales with stories of politics, personalities and everything in between.

Charlie Clark is a Washington-area journalist with over three decades of experience and has written the weekly column "Our Man in Arlington" since 2010. He has been a writer and editor for the Washington Post, National Journal, Congressional Quarterly and Time-Life Books, among others. He frequently speaks on Arlington history and is a committed member of the Arlington Historical Society. An avid traveler, Charlie makes his home with his wife, a historical librarian, in Arlington, Virginia.