Dairy farming in Arlington? Why yes, Virginia, there once was such a thing.

In fact, Arlington was home to a number of dairy farms in years past, with one of the best known being the Reeves farm. Purchased in 1866 as a 160-acre farm by William H. Torreyson, the property stretched west of Four Mile Run and south of Wilson Boulevard, extending beyond Route 50 to Glen Carlyn Road.

Read more on Our Back Pages, share your memories of Arlington’s former farms, and listen to the WAMU story on the future of the farm.