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Paul Revere's famous midnight ride to alert colonists took him through what is now known as Arlington. Later on that first day of the American Revolution, more blood was shed in Arlington than in the battles of Lexington and Concord combined. Minutemen from surrounding towns converged on Menotomy to ambush the British on their retreat from Concord and Lexington. All in all, 25 colonials were killed in Arlington (half of all Americans killed in the day's battle), as well as 40 British troops (more than half their fatalities).

The Jason Russell House is today a museum which remembers those twelve Americans, including Russell himself, who were killed in and around this pictured dwelling on April 19th, 1775. Bullet holes are visible in the interior walls to this day.

Arlington is surrounded by Cambridge, Somerville, Medford, Winchester, Lexington and Belmont.

Arlington covers 3,517.5 acres (14 km), or 5.5 square miles, of which 286.2 acres (1.2 km) are covered by water. There are 210.52 acres (0.9 km) of parkland.

Arlington ranges from 4 feet (1.2 m) above sea level (along Alewife Brook) to 377 feet (114.9 m) near Park Avenue and Eastern Avenue.