Old Town in Alexandria, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Welcome to Jones Point Park
National Park Service
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The open vistas, recreational fields, or fishing pier may be what drew you to Jones Point Park, but archaeological and historical evidence shows that this land has been attracting people for a multitude of reasons during the last 9,000 years. Over time, previous generations used and reshaped Jones Point in a variety of ways, crating Native American seasonal hunting and fishing camps, cultivating tobacco, erecting a 19th-century ropewalk and a Civil War fort, and even transforming the landscape into an impressive industrial World War I shipyard. Of the few structures that remain, Jones Point's lighthouse, built 1855-1856, is the park's most prominent feature. But Jones Point's most important story lies in front of the lighthouse, where the south cornerstone of the original survey of Washington, D.C., marks the founding of the nation's capital city.
Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Industry & Commerce • War, US Civil • War, World I. In addition, it is included in the Original Federal Boundary Stones series list.
Location. 38° 47.58′ N, 77°
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PLEASE NOTE: The automated Touch for directions link at the end of this paragraph, when used in driving mode, takes you to I-95s Wilson Bridge, where you cannot park, much less stop, and then seems to indicate that you should jump off the bridge and walk to the marker. You will surely break your neckamong many other bonesif you jump off the bridge. Instead, set your destination to Jones Point Park Parking in order to obtain driving directions to where you can park and walk to the marker.. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 Jones Point Dr, Alexandria VA 22314, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Northern Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Potomac Connections (here, next to this marker); Mount Vernon Trail (a few steps from this marker); World War I-Era Rudder (within shouting distance of this marker); A World War I Shipyard Transforms Jones Point (within shouting distance of this marker); Prehistory to Colonial Settlement (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Emerging Nation (about 400 feet away); World Wars to the Present (about 400 feet away); The First People on Jones Point (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alexandria.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 22, 2018
3. Jones Point Park
Signage near the marker
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 22, 2018
4. Jones Point Park Interpretive Trail
Map adjacent to the marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 23, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 1,097 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 23, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3, 4. submitted on December 24, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
