Bluemont [†] is a vibrant, friendly community of nearly 6,000 people in west central Arlington County, Virginia. The neighborhood’s special attractions include prize-winning flower gardens, a wetlands refuge and beaver pond, streams, stands of heritage trees, noted schools, historic sites, the satellite campuses of two major universities, unique shops, and some of the finest bicycle trails in the Eastern U.S. When the BCA polled residents about what they liked most about the neighborhood, the most common responses were the neighborhood’s convenience to Washington, DC., its closeness to public transportation, and its closeness to parks and recreational areas.
During the 1890s, Arlington’s prominence as a Washington suburb continued to grow and new transportation ties enabled residents to make easy trips into the District for work and pleasure. During this decade, the Washington, Arlington & Falls Church Electric Railway constructed a trolley line that originated in Rosslyn and continued on through the Bluemont area with stops at Lacey (Glebe Road), Sunnyside (N. Edison St.), Mulhall (N. Frederick St.) and Veitch Summit (N. Harrison St.).
In 1912, the Washington & Old Dominion (W&OD) Rail Road completed the connection between Georgetown and its older line along Four Mile Run. At the junction, passengers could catch a train to the railroad’s terminus at the town of Bluemont in Loudoun County. This tiny town on the Blue Ridge gave its name to a division of the rail line, the railroad junction, and eventually to a street, park, bicycle trail and, of course, our neighborhood and civic association.
† Adapted from: Bluemont Neighborhood Conservation Plan, 2013, www.arlingtonva.us, accessed October, 2024.
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