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

Original Federal Boundary Stone, District of Columbia, Southwest 8

Southwest No. 8 Boundary Marker

Photographed by Kevin Vincent, July 3, 2012

1. Southwest No. 8 Boundary Marker Marker

Inscription. The U.S. Government erected 40 sandstone markers on the boundaries of the District of Columbia in 1791 and 1792. The boundary survey was initiated by President George Washington and executed by Andrew Ellicott, who became Surveyor General of the United States, and black freeman astronomer Benjamin Banneker. The donation of land from Virginia and Maryland fulfilled Article I, Section 8, Clause 12 of the U.S. Constitution, which set aside 10 mile square for the nation’s capital. This stone marked the jurisdiction of the U.S. and that of Virginia. In 1846, Congress returned the land Virginia had donated.

Erected 2005 by Arlington County, Virginia, donated by the Arlington County Fair.

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 1791.

Location. 38° 52.358′ N, 77° 8.754′ W. Marker is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in Boulevard Manor. It can be reached from the intersection of Wilson Boulevard and Patrick Henry Drive, on the left when traveling west. The marker is located within the Patrick Henry Apartments complex.

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Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Arlington VA 22205, 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: Dominion Hills, Past and Present (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Febrey-Lothrop-Rouse Property (about 300 feet away); Upton's Hill and the Civil War (about 300 feet away); The Civil War at Upton’s Hill (approx. 0.2 miles away); This Is Upton Hill! (approx. 0.2 miles away); Vietnamese Immigrants in Northern Virginia (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mace Park (approx. half a mile away); Fort Buffalo (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arlington.

Photographed by Kevin Vincent, July 3, 2012

2. Southwest No. 8 Boundary Marker Marker

Southwest No. 8 Boundary Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, April 13, 2014

3. Southwest No. 8 Boundary Marker

Close-up of Boundary Stone with DAR plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Vincent, July 3, 2012

4. Close-up of Boundary Stone with DAR plaque

Southwest No. 8 Boundary Stone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, April 13, 2014

5. Southwest No. 8 Boundary Stone

SW 8 Boundary Stone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, April 13, 2014

6. SW 8 Boundary Stone

Jurisdiction of the United States
8 Miles

Visible Inscriptions image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne

7. Visible Inscriptions

This diagram of the inscriptions on the West Boundary Stone appears in the National Register Form prepared by Barbara Hynak of the District V Markers Committee, Virginia Daughters of the Revolution.

Rededication - 2000 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, April 13, 2014

8. Rededication - 2000

Rededication of
SW8 boundary stone
repositioned and fenced
Washington-Lee Society,
C.A.R.
11/19/00

Original Federal Boundary Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, April 13, 2014

9. Original Federal Boundary Marker

Original Federal
Boundary Stone
District of Columbia
Placed 1791 -1792
Dr Elisha Dick Chapter
DAR
1950

Credits. This page was last revised on May 29, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2012, by Kevin Vincent of Arlington, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,652 times since then and 84 times this year. Last updated on August 15, 2020, by Roberto Bernate of Arlington, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 4, 2012, by Kevin Vincent of Arlington, Virginia. 3. submitted on April 15, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 4. submitted on July 4, 2012, by Kevin Vincent of Arlington, Virginia. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on April 15, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.