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Claremont in Arlington in Arlington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Original Federal Boundary Stone, District of Columbia, Southwest 5

 
 
Original Federal Boundary Stone SW 5 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, April 13, 2014
1. Original Federal Boundary Stone SW 5 Marker
Inscription.
Original Federal Boundary
Stone 1921 - 1952
District of Columbia
Placed 1791-1792
Protected by Keystone Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution

 
Erected by Keystone Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Man-Made Features. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Original Federal Boundary Stones series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1921.
 
Location. 38° 50.524′ N, 77° 6.404′ W. Marker is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in Claremont. Marker is on South Walter Reed Drive, on the right when traveling west. Marker is in Lucky Run Park, just west of Route 7. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Arlington VA 22206, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Battery Garesché (approx. 0.6 miles away); Outlying Gun Battery (approx. 0.7 miles away); Welcome to Fort Reynolds Park (approx. ¾ mile away); Fort Reynolds (approx. ¾ mile away); Rifle Trench (approx. 0.8 miles away); Profile of Fort (approx. 0.8 miles away); Northwest Bastion
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(approx. 0.8 miles away); Powder Magazine and Filling Room (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arlington.
 
Also see . . .
1. Boundary Markers of the Original District of Columbia. (PDF) in Virginia. National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form. (Submitted on April 16, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.) 

2. Boundary Stones of the District of Columbia. (Submitted on April 16, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)
 
Original Federal Boundary Stone SW 5 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, April 13, 2014
2. Original Federal Boundary Stone SW 5 Marker
Stump of Boundary Stone SW 5 image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, April 13, 2014
3. Stump of Boundary Stone SW 5
Visible Inscriptions image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne
4. Visible Inscriptions
There are no visible inscriptions on this marker, as his diagram from Hynak's National Register Form shows.
Welcome to Arlington County image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, April 13, 2014
5. Welcome to Arlington County
This marker now sits on the boundary between Arlington County and the city of Alexandria.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 498 times since then and 6 times this year. Last updated on August 15, 2020, by Roberto Bernate of Arlington, Virginia. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 16, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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