Editing Arlington, Washington (section)

==Culture==

===Arts===

[[Public art]] has been mandated for public construction projects in Arlington since a 2007 ordinance setting [[Percent for Art|1 percent]] of the budget for new artworks. The Arlington Arts Council, a volunteer organization established in 2004,<ref name="Herald-Guide15">{{cite news |last=Fiege |first=Gale |date=October 15, 2015 |title=Arlington flush with art, history and plenty to enjoy and explore |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20151016/LIVING/151019279 |work=The Everett Herald |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103070745/http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20151016/LIVING/151019279 |archive-date=November 3, 2015 |access-date=March 26, 2019}}</ref> has acquired 30 sculptures and murals that form the city's Sculpture Walk in downtown Arlington and along the Centennial Trail.<ref>{{cite news |last=Fiege |first=Gale |date=January 10, 2012 |title=Guided tour set Saturday for Arlington's public art collection |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/guided-tour-set-saturday-for-arlington%C2%92s-public-art-collection/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 17, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418164654/http://www.heraldnet.com/news/guided-tour-set-saturday-for-arlington%C2%92s-public-art-collection/ |archive-date=April 18, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Public Art in Arlington |url=http://www.arlingtonwa.gov/411/Public-Art-in-Arlington |publisher=City of Arlington |access-date=March 10, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310212815/http://www.arlingtonwa.gov/411/Public-Art-in-Arlington |archive-date=March 10, 2018}}</ref> The Arlington High School campus has a [[performing arts]] venue, the Byrnes Performing Arts Center, which opened in 2007.<ref>{{cite news |last=Arney |first=Sarah |date=June 6, 2007 |title=PAC opens with big surprise&nbsp;— named Linda M. Byrnes Performing Arts Center |url=http://www.arlingtontimes.com/news/pac-opens-with-big-surprise-named-linda-m-byrnes-performing-arts-center/ |work=The Arlington Times |access-date=April 17, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418162648/http://www.arlingtontimes.com/news/pac-opens-with-big-surprise-named-linda-m-byrnes-performing-arts-center/ |archive-date=April 18, 2017}}</ref> A [[fine art]]s and crafts festival has been held annually at Legion Park since 2008 and is organized by the Arlington Arts Council.<ref>{{cite news |last=Salyer |first=Sharon |date=September 12, 2019 |title=Arlington's annual art fest features 30 artists and artisans |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/life/arlingtons-annual-art-fest-features-30-artists-and-artisans/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=September 13, 2019}}</ref> The city is also located near the [[Pilchuck Glass School]], a rural [[art school]] that focuses on [[glass art]].<ref name="Herald-Guide15"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Carmichael |first=Suzanne |date=December 30, 1990 |title=The Art of Glass In the Northwest |page=56 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/30/travel/shopper-s-world-the-art-of-glass-in-the-northwest.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=March 26, 2019}}</ref>

A scene in the 2014 movie ''[[7 Minutes (2014 film)|7 Minutes]]'' was filmed at Haller Stadium in Arlington.<ref>{{cite news |last=Swaney |first=Aaron |date=August 5, 2013 |title=Local football teams get 'glimpse of how Hollywood works' |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/sports/local-football-teams-get-glimpse-of-how-hollywood-works/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=August 30, 2023}}</ref>

===Parks and recreation===

Arlington has 17 city-maintained parks with over {{convert|257|acre}} of public open space within its city limits and urban growth boundary.<ref>{{cite web |title=Parks & Recreation |url=http://www.arlingtonwa.gov/?page=85 |publisher=City of Arlington |access-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417155432/http://www.arlingtonwa.gov/?page=85 |archive-date=April 17, 2017}}</ref> Park facilities include nature preserves, neighborhood parks, sports fields, playgrounds, boat launches, and gardens.<ref name="ComprehensivePlan"/>{{rp|7{{hyphen}}3}} The [[Arlington School District]] also has {{convert|59.3|acres}} of sports fields and playgrounds that are open to public use during non-school hours.<ref name="ComprehensivePlan"/>{{rp|7{{hyphen}}3}}

Arlington's largest park is the County Charm Park and Conservation Area, located east of downtown Arlington along the South Fork Stillaguamish River. The {{convert|150|acres|adj=mid}} park was purchased from the Graafstra family in 2010, and is planned to be developed into sports fields, hiking trails, camping areas, and a swimming beach, in addition to a {{convert|40|acre|adj=mid}} [[riparian zone|riparian]] habitat.<ref>{{cite web |title=Country Charm Park |url=http://www.arlingtonwa.gov/index.aspx?page=438 |publisher=City of Arlington |access-date=April 17, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418082227/http://www.arlingtonwa.gov/index.aspx?page=438 |archive-date=April 18, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Fiege |first=Gale |date=January 31, 2010 |title=Arlington to buy 150 acres for conservation park |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/arlington-to-buy-150-acres-for-conservation-park/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 17, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418082948/http://www.heraldnet.com/news/arlington-to-buy-150-acres-for-conservation-park/ |archive-date=April 18, 2017}}</ref> Across the South Fork is Twin Rivers Park, Arlington's second-largest park, a {{convert|50|acre|adj=mid}} park with sports fields that is owned by Snohomish County but maintained by the city of Arlington.<ref>{{cite news |date=January 20, 2015 |title=Twin Rivers Park renovations to begin within the week |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/twin-rivers-park-renovations-to-begin-within-the-week/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 17, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418081507/http://www.heraldnet.com/news/twin-rivers-park-renovations-to-begin-within-the-week/ |archive-date=April 18, 2017}}</ref> The city's third-largest park, Bill Quake Memorial Park, consists of [[soccer]] and [[baseball]] fields on {{convert|13|acre}} near Arlington Municipal Airport.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kelly |first=Brian |date=November 28, 2001 |title=Arlington, soccer club feud over field lights |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/arlington-soccer-club-feud-over-field-lights/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 17, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418162111/http://www.heraldnet.com/news/arlington-soccer-club-feud-over-field-lights/ |archive-date=April 18, 2017}}</ref>

The county government also owns the Portage Creek Wildlife Area, a {{convert|157|acre|adj=mid}} [[wildlife reserve]] located outside of city limits near downtown Arlington. The reserve was originally a [[dairy farm]] that was restored into [[wetland]] habitat in the 1990s and 2000s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Portage Creek Wildlife Area |url=http://snohomishcountywa.gov/Facilities/Facility/Details/Portage-Creek-Wildlife-Area-73 |publisher=Snohomish County Parks & Recreation Department |access-date=April 17, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418082710/http://snohomishcountywa.gov/Facilities/Facility/Details/Portage-Creek-Wildlife-Area-73 |archive-date=April 18, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=McDonald |first=Cathy |date=October 29, 2009 |title=See wetland restoration at Portage Creek Wildlife Area |page=D3 |url=http://old.seattletimes.com/html/outdoors/2010155436_nwwwalkabout29.html |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=April 17, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418084647/http://old.seattletimes.com/html/outdoors/2010155436_nwwwalkabout29.html |archive-date=April 18, 2017}}</ref>

Arlington is at the intersection of two major county trails used by cyclists, pedestrians, and [[equestrianism|horseback riders]]: the [[Snohomish County Centennial Trail|Centennial Trail]], which runs {{convert|29|mi|km}} from [[Bryant, Washington|Bryant]] to [[Snohomish, Washington|Snohomish]];<ref>{{cite news |last=Vinh |first=Tan |date=January 16, 2013 |title=Now you can ride all the way to Skagit County on Centennial Trail |url=http://old.seattletimes.com/html/outdoors/2020148399_odcenttrailxml.html |newspaper=The Seattle Times |access-date=April 17, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418084735/http://old.seattletimes.com/html/outdoors/2020148399_odcenttrailxml.html |archive-date=April 18, 2017}}</ref> and the [[Whitehorse Trail]], which will run {{convert|27|mi|km}} east from Arlington to Darrington. Both trails use [[Right-of-way (property access)|right of way]] acquired by Snohomish County after they were abandoned by the [[Burlington Northern Railroad]] in the late 20th century.<ref name="ComprehensivePlan"/>{{rp|7{{hyphen}}4}}<ref>{{cite news |last=Bray |first=Kari |date=December 28, 2015 |title=Work to begin on another 9.5 miles of Whitehorse Trail |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/work-to-begin-on-another-9-5-miles-of-whitehorse-trail/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 17, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418162647/http://www.heraldnet.com/news/work-to-begin-on-another-9-5-miles-of-whitehorse-trail/ |archive-date=April 18, 2017}}</ref> The city of Arlington also maintains a {{convert|6|mi|km|adj=mid}} unpaved walking trail around the Arlington Municipal Airport.<ref name="AirportTrail"/>

===Festivals and events===

The Arlington Municipal Airport hosts the annual "[[Arlington Fly-In]]" [[air show]] during the summer, traditionally the weekend after [[Independence Day (United States)|Independence Day]] but later changed to August.<ref>{{cite news |date=June 7, 2019 |title=Fly-In soars from July to August |url=https://www.arlingtontimes.com/news/fly-in-soars-from-july-to-august/ |work=The Arlington Times |access-date=August 30, 2019}}</ref> The Fly-In has operated annually since 1969 and is the third-largest event of its kind in the United States, with over 50,000 visitors and 1,600 planes participating.<ref>{{cite news |last=Whitely |first=Peyton |date=June 30, 2004 |title="Grass-roots aviation" takes wing at fly-in |page=H26 |url=http://old.seattletimes.com/html/snohomishcountynews/2001968160_fly30n.html |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=April 23, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424181631/http://old.seattletimes.com/html/snohomishcountynews/2001968160_fly30n.html |archive-date=April 24, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Haley |first=Jim |date=January 9, 2007 |title=$10.5 million jury verdict in death of pilot |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/10-5-million-jury-verdict-in-death-of-pilot/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416221338/http://www.heraldnet.com/news/10-5-million-jury-verdict-in-death-of-pilot/ |archive-date=April 16, 2017}}</ref>

The Downtown Arlington Business Association hosts several annual events in downtown Arlington, including a [[car show]] in June,<ref>{{cite news |last=Andersson |first=Christopher |date=June 15, 2016 |title=Show n' Shine returns to Arlington |url=http://www.northcountyoutlook.com/story/2016/06/15/communities/show-n-shine-returns-to-arlington/9742.html |work=North County Outlook |location=Marysville, Washington |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416220712/http://www.northcountyoutlook.com/story/2016/06/15/communities/show-n-shine-returns-to-arlington/9742.html |archive-date=April 16, 2017}}</ref> a [[street fair]] on Olympic Avenue in July,<ref>{{cite news |last=Andersson |first=Christopher |date=July 13, 2016 |title=Arlington celebrates annual Street Fair |url=http://www.northcountyoutlook.com/story/2016/07/13/news/arlington-celebrates-annual-street-fair/9843.html |work=North County Outlook |location=Marysville, Washington |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416130036/http://www.northcountyoutlook.com/story/2016/07/13/news/arlington-celebrates-annual-street-fair/9843.html |archive-date=April 16, 2017}}</ref> and a [[Viking]] festival in October.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bray |first=Kari |date=October 1, 2015 |title=Viking Fest on Saturday celebrates Arlington's heritage |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/viking-fest-on-saturday-celebrates-arlington%C2%92s-heritage/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416221344/http://www.heraldnet.com/news/viking-fest-on-saturday-celebrates-arlington%C2%92s-heritage/ |archive-date=April 16, 2017}}</ref> Legion Park hosts a weekend [[farmers' market]] from June to September and is also used as a staging ground for holiday parades.<ref>{{cite news |last=Fiege |first=Gale |date=August 24, 2017 |title=Arlington farm-to-table dinner to benefit farmers market |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/life/arlington-farm-to-table-dinner-to-benefit-farmers-market/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=July 5, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |year=2018 |title=Arlington Schedule of Events for 2018 |url=https://www.arlingtonwa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/150/2018-Events-Document-PDF |publisher=City of Arlington |access-date=July 5, 2018}}</ref> The [[Stillaguamish Tribe]] hosts an annual [[powwow]] and festival of the river at River Meadows County Park on the South Fork of the Stillaguamish River in August.<ref>{{cite news |last=Fiege |first=Gale |date=August 12, 2016 |title=Stillaguamish Tribe hosts Festival of the River this weekend |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/life/stillaguamish-tribe-hosts-festival-of-the-river-this-weekend/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416221129/http://www.heraldnet.com/life/stillaguamish-tribe-hosts-festival-of-the-river-this-weekend/ |archive-date=April 16, 2017}}</ref>

===Media===
[[File:Olympic Theatre, Arlington, WA.jpg|thumb|right|The Olympic Theatre in downtown Arlington, which operated as the city's lone movie theater from 1939 to 2014.|alt=A two-story building with a painted marquee and vertical sign reading "Olympic Theatre".]]

Arlington has one weekly newspaper, ''[[The Arlington Times]]'', which has been published in the Arlington area since 1890.<ref name="Meany1922"/> It has been under common ownership with the ''[[Marysville Globe]]'' since 1964;<ref>{{cite news |last=Garateix |first=Marilyn |date=June 29, 1988 |title=The News: Weekly papers hold history for small towns |page=H1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> [[Sound Publishing]], which acquired both papers in 2007, suspended their publication in March 2020 in the wake of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite news |date=August 10, 2007 |title=Marysville Globe, Arlington Times change ownership |url=http://www.arlingtontimes.com/news/marysville-globe-arlington-times-change-ownership/ |work=The Arlington Times |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202065741/http://www.arlingtontimes.com/news/marysville-globe-arlington-times-change-ownership/ |archive-date=February 2, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Cornfield |first1=Jerry |title=Amid falling revenue, Sound Publishing lays off 70 workers |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/amid-falling-revenue-sound-publishing-lays-off-70-workers/ |access-date=April 18, 2022 |work=The Everett Herald |date=April 28, 2020}}</ref> ''[[The Herald (Everett)|The Herald]]'' in Everett serves the entire county, including Arlington, and prints daily editions.<ref>{{cite web |title=About The Daily Herald and HeraldNet |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/about/ |publisher=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416221232/http://www.heraldnet.com/about/ |archive-date=April 16, 2017}}</ref> Arlington is also part of the [[Media in Seattle|Seattle–Tacoma]] media market, and is served by Seattle-based media outlets including ''[[The Seattle Times]]'';<ref>{{cite map |title=Western Washington Markets |date=November 9, 2014 |url=http://mediakit.seattletimes.com/wp-content/PDF/The_Seattle_Times_-_Market_Boundaries_Map.pdf |publisher=[[The Seattle Times Company]] |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906004153/http://mediakit.seattletimes.com/wp-content/PDF/The_Seattle_Times_-_Market_Boundaries_Map.pdf |archive-date=September 6, 2015}}</ref> broadcast television stations [[KOMO-TV]], [[KING-TV]], [[KIRO-TV]], and [[KCPQ-TV]]; and various radio stations.<ref>{{cite web |title=DTV Reception Maps |url=https://www.fcc.gov/media/engineering/dtvmaps |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170503232917/https://www.fcc.gov/media/engineering/dtvmaps |archive-date=May 3, 2017}}</ref>

Arlington has been part of the [[Sno-Isle Libraries]] system, which operates [[public library|public libraries]] in [[Island County, Washington|Island]] and Snohomish counties, since its inception in 1962.<ref>{{cite news |last=Salcedo |first=Lauren |date=October 17, 2012 |title=Arlington Library fetes 50 years with Sno-Isle |url=http://www.arlingtontimes.com/news/arlington-library-fetes-50-years-with-sno-isle-slideshow/ |work=The Arlington Times |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416222311/http://www.arlingtontimes.com/news/arlington-library-fetes-50-years-with-sno-isle-slideshow/ |archive-date=April 16, 2017}}</ref> A {{convert|5,055|sqft|sqm|adj=mid}} library near downtown Arlington opened on June 28, 1981, and holds over 54,000 items.<ref name="ComprehensivePlan"/>{{rp|9{{hyphen}}12}} It was originally owned by the city government and was transferred to Sno-Isle in 2021 as part of preparations for a renovation,<ref>{{cite press release |date=June 23, 2021 |title=City transfers ownership of Arlington Library to Sno-Isle Libraries |url=https://www.sno-isle.org/news/city-transfers-ownership-of-arlington-library-to-sno-isle-libraries/ |publisher=[[Sno-Isle Libraries]] |accessdate=March 12, 2022}}</ref> which had been planned since the 2000s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Arlington Library: Building for the Future |url=http://www.arlingtonwa.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=12807 |publisher=Sno-Isle Libraries |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416125518/http://www.arlingtonwa.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=12807 |archive-date=April 16, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Alexander |first=Brian |date=October 18, 2006 |title=Two cities to vote on library taxes |page=H10 |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20061018/ballotmeasures18n/two-cities-to-vote-on-library-taxes |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416130246/http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20061018&slug=ballotmeasures18n |archive-date=April 16, 2017}}</ref> Sno-Isle identified the Arlington Library as a top priority for renovation and expansion in 2016, while also emphasizing the need for a new library to serve Smokey Point.<ref>{{cite news |date=May 25, 2016 |title=Future library plans include underserved Smokey Point |url=http://www.marysvilleglobe.com/news/future-library-plans-include-underserved-smokey-point/ |work=[[Marysville Globe]] |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416131155/http://www.marysvilleglobe.com/news/future-library-plans-include-underserved-smokey-point/ |archive-date=April 16, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Stevick |first=Eric |date=July 30, 2016 |title=Plan calls for more libraries in Snohomish, Island counties |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/sno-isle-libraries-plan-calls-for-new-library-near-mariner-high/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416221234/http://www.heraldnet.com/news/sno-isle-libraries-plan-calls-for-new-library-near-mariner-high/ |archive-date=April 16, 2017}}</ref> A pilot library for Smokey Point opened in January 2018, using a leased retail space.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bray |first=Kari |date=January 6, 2018 |title=Former vacant Smokey Point space celebrated as new library |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/former-vacant-smokey-point-space-celebrated-as-new-library/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=January 6, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106234604/http://www.heraldnet.com/news/former-vacant-smokey-point-space-celebrated-as-new-library/ |archive-date=January 6, 2018}}</ref> Arlington had a single-screen, 381-seat [[movie theater]], the Olympic Theatre in downtown Arlington, that operated from 1939 to 2014.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bray |first=Kari |date=July 9, 2014 |title=Arlington's historic Olympic Theatre ends run |work=The Everett Herald |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20140709/NEWS01/140709210 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151213144459/http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20140709/NEWS01/140709210 |archive-date=December 13, 2015 |access-date=April 15, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Fiege |first=Gale |date=February 27, 2011 |title=Arlington's 72-year-old movie house is a one-woman show |work=The Everett Herald |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20110227/NEWS01/702279939 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140215211656/http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20110227/NEWS01/702279939 |archive-date=February 15, 2014 |access-date=April 15, 2017}}</ref>

===Historical preservation===

The volunteer-operated Stillaguamish Valley Pioneer Museum, southwest of downtown Arlington, opened in 1997.<ref>{{cite news |last=Whitely |first=Peyton |date=April 16, 2003 |title=Arlington museum a grass-roots effort |page=H16 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> The museum overlooks the Stillaguamish River and features preserved household items, logging equipment, and vehicles, historic newspapers and images from the Arlington area, and a [[model railroad]].<ref name="Fainberg">{{cite book |last=Fainberg |first=Denise |year=2012 |title=An Explorer's Guide: Washington |edition=2nd |chapter=Camano Island and Arlington Area |pages=217–218 |publisher=[[W. W. Norton & Company|The Countryman Press]] |location=Woodstock, Vermont |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iCI0OkVqVZsC |via=Google Books |isbn=978-0-88150-974-8 |oclc=759908478 |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215110745/https://books.google.com/books?id=iCI0OkVqVZsC |archive-date=February 15, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=McDonald |first=Cathy |date=September 18, 2008 |title=Museum of the Month: Stillaguamish Valley Pioneer Museum |page=F6 |url=http://old.seattletimes.com/html/outdoors/2008185799_nwwmuseum18.html |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416130815/http://old.seattletimes.com/html/outdoors/2008185799_nwwmuseum18.html |archive-date=April 16, 2017}}</ref>

The Arlington area has two properties listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] (NRHP).<ref name="Herald-NRHP">{{cite news |date=July 5, 2012 |title=Designated historic sites in Snohomish County |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/designated-historic-sites-in-snohomish-county/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202031152/http://www.heraldnet.com/news/designated-historic-sites-in-snohomish-county/ |archive-date=February 2, 2017}}</ref> The [[Trafton School]] in Trafton was built in 1888 and re-built in 1912 after a fire. It was listed as a historic place in 2006, shortly before it was closed by the Arlington School District.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bray |first=Kari |date=June 6, 2016 |title=Trafton School to be sold; may house drug, alcohol program |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/trafton-school-to-be-sold-may-house-drug-alcohol-program/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416221445/http://www.heraldnet.com/news/trafton-school-to-be-sold-may-house-drug-alcohol-program/ |archive-date=April 16, 2017}}</ref> The [[Naval Auxiliary Air Station-Arlington|Arlington Naval Auxiliary Air Station]] (part of the modern-day Arlington Municipal Airport) was listed as a historic place in 1995.<ref name="Herald-NRHP"/>