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[7] [8] The couple's son, George Washington Parke Custis, who was born at Mount Airy in 1781, built and named Arlington House near the Potomac River, married Mary Lee Fitzhugh, and became the father-in-law of Robert E. Lee. By the 1770s Benedict Swingate Calvert controlled a large and profitable estate of around 4,000 acres (1,600 ha), with ...
Mount Airy / ˈ m aʊ n t ər i / [4] is a city in Surry County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 10,676. [5] As of 2020, the city is the most populous municipality in Surry County. Mount Airy is located within the Piedmont Triad metropolitan region.
Between 1929 and 1930, NC 89 was extended west to the Virginia state line. The highway was routed west of Mount Airy through Low Gap before ending at Virginia State Route 117 (SR 117) at the state line which continued toward Galax. [6] [7] On May 31, 1962, NC 89 was placed onto split streets in Mount Airy.
The Mount Airy Mansion is a historic building near Upper Marlboro in Prince George's County, Maryland.Expanded c. 1751 on the site of the 17th century hunting lodge of Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore by his great-grandson Benedict Swingate Calvert, the mansion today is managed by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources within the Rosaryville State Park.
The Old Hickory Council, BSA held their first Scouting function, a spring camporee, at Raven Knob Park near Mount Airy, North Carolina in 1954. From this event, Council officials determined that the park site would be suitable for a summer camp. This new camp would replace Camp Lasater, which was located close to Winston-Salem.
Maryland Route 27 (MD 27) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland.Known for most of its length as Ridge Road, the highway runs 39.17 miles (63.04 km) from MD 355 in Germantown north to MD 30 in Manchester.
Mount Airy is a historic home at Davidsonville, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. It is a two-story, cube-shaped brick Georgian-Federal style, late neo-classical dwelling with a Doric portico on a central hall plan. It was built about 1857 for James Alexis Iglehart, whose children were educated by their French tutor in the family schoolhouse.
SR 604 (Chula Road) Coverly Road Dead End Amherst [5] 3.86 6.21 US 60: Mount Pleasant Road Stonewall Creek Road SR 625 (Gidsville Road) Gap between segments ending at different points along SR 617: Appomattox [6] 5.52 8.88 SR 616 (Old Grist Mill Road) Tents Mill Road Oakleigh Avenue US 460 Bus/SR 131: Augusta [7] 3.66 5.89 SR 608 (Tinkling ...