Historical Marker
Stratford Junior High School
Historical marker location:
4100 N. Vacation Lane, Arlington, Virginia
( Marker is on North Vacation Lane east of 23rd Street North, on the left when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 2004
In 1619, the Virginia House of Burgesses became the first representative assembly in the Americas. It was the beginning of a tradition of representative government that would later influence the creation of the United States government.