Historical Marker
Fort Cass
Historical marker location:
Arlington, Virginia
( Marker is at the intersection of Arlington Boulevard (U.S. 50) and 10th Street North, on the right when traveling east on Arlington Boulevard.)
Historical Site. Defenses of Washington 1861 - 1865.
Virginia is known as the "Mother of Presidents" because eight U.S. presidents were born there. Additionally, two more presidents, William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor, were born in what is now Virginia before it became a state.