Chevy Chase in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Original Federal Boundary Stone, District of Columbia, Northwest 8
![Northwest 8<br>Jurisdiction of<br>[The United States]<br>[Mile 8] image. Click for full size.](Photos5/578/Photo578839.jpg?414202174500PM "Northwest 8<br>Jurisdiction of<br>[The United States]<br>[Mile 8]. Click for full size.")
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 19, 2006
1. Northwest 8
Jurisdiction of
[The United States]
[Mile 8]
Jurisdiction of
[The United States]
[Mile 8]
In front of 6422 Western Avenue.
Erected 1792.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions. In addition, it is included in the Original Federal Boundary Stones series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1792.
Location. 38° 58.526′ N, 77° 4.036′ W. Marker is in Chevy Chase, Maryland, in Montgomery County. It is on Pinehurst Circle 0.1 miles north of Western Avenue when traveling west. This marker is located in a circular garden area in the driveway of 6422 Western Avenue within private property. The marker is badly eroded, but text is still mostly discernable. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6422 Western Ave NW, Chevy Chase MD 20815, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American 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 one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Walter Tobriner (approx. 0.4 miles away in District of Columbia); Segregated by Design (approx. half a mile away in District of Columbia); a different marker also named Segregated by Design (approx. 0.6 miles away in District of Columbia); W.K. Kellogg Hall (approx. 0.7 miles away); Colonel Joseph Belt (approx. 0.7 miles away); Broad Branch Market (approx.
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Another marker is no longer nearby. What's in a Name? (was approx. Ύ mile away in District of Columbia but has been permanently removed).
Additional keywords. Original Federal Boundary Stone, District of Columbia, Northwest 8, boundary stones, boundary markers
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 19, 2006
2. Northwest 8
1792
1792
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 19, 2006
3. Northwest 8
Var. 0.2 E
Var. 0.2 E
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Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 19, 2006
4. Northwest 8
Mar[yland]
Mar[yland]
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 19, 2006
5. Northwest 8
in the Circle
in front of 6422 Western Ave.
in the Circle
in front of 6422 Western Ave.
Photographed by Hathi Trust
6. Northwest No. 8
Near Pinehurst
Near Pinehurst
“Northwest No. 8 is nearly a mile eastward from Chevy Chase and deep in the woods. No other portion of the ten miles square presents more nearly the appearance of primeval forests than does the country adjacent to this and the following stone. Remote from roads, where few travelers venture, yet bordering almost on the beautiful settlement of Chevy Chase on the one side and the Rock Creek National Park on the other, this stone is a fit memento of the early days of the republic. It is in fair condition, and erect though moss grown. To this secluded spot have now come the surveyors with transit and steel tape and they, followed by the axe men, have carved a broad lane through the massive woods and "Boundary Avenue" with various intersecting streets will soon be its near neighbors, and houses and people will congregate, in its vicinity.
Too soon, alas! will the change come for the true lover of nature, which ushers in the days of “boom sub-divisions,” garish cottages and doubtful joys, and drives him still further afield if he wishes to commune with, nature.” -- Fred E. Woodward.
From A Ramble Along the Boundary Stones of the District of Columbia with a Camera, by Fred Eugene Woodward, 1907.
Too soon, alas! will the change come for the true lover of nature, which ushers in the days of “boom sub-divisions,” garish cottages and doubtful joys, and drives him still further afield if he wishes to commune with, nature.” -- Fred E. Woodward.
From A Ramble Along the Boundary Stones of the District of Columbia with a Camera, by Fred Eugene Woodward, 1907.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2020, by Roberto Bernate of Arlington, Virginia. This page has been viewed 553 times since then and 32 times this year. Last updated on August 15, 2020, by Roberto Bernate of Arlington, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 11, 2021, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 12, 2021, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
