Arlington County, Virginia Cafe, a nickname originating during the Cold War when the Pentagon was targeted by Soviet nuclear missiles. During World War II, the earliest portion of the Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway was built in Arlington in conjunction with the parking and traffic plan for the Pentagon. This early freeway, opened in 1943 and completed to Woodbridge, Virginia in 1952, is now part of Interstate 395. Arlington forms part of the region's core transportation network. The county is traversed by two interstate highways, Interstate 66 in the northern part of the county and Interstate 395 in the eastern part, both with
Wakefield High School (Arlington County, Virginia) Wakefield High School (Arlington County, Virginia) Wakefield High School is one of three public high schools located in Arlington, Virginia, United States, closely bordering Alexandria. It has 128 teachers and 1,962 students in grades 9-12 as of the 2015-2016 academic year. Wakefield's athletes are called the "Warriors" and wear the colors kelly green, white, and black. The school participates in the Virginia High School League. The Warriors are represented by an image of a knight holding a sword, which was preceded by an Indian head until 2003. The school opened for the 1952–1953 school year. During the 1950's, all Wakefield