Arlington Hall (also called Arlington Hall Station) was a former girl's school and the headquarters of the US Army's Signal Intelligence Service (SIS) cryptography effort during World War II. The site presently houses the George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center, and the United States National Guard Readiness Center. It is located on Arlington Boulevard (U.S. Route 50) between S. Glebe Road (Virginia Route 120) and S. George Mason Drive in Arlington, Virginia.
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