Capitol Heights in Prince George's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Original Federal Boundary Stone, District of Columbia, Southeast 2

SE 2 Original Federal Boundary Stone Marker image. Click for full size.

By Allen C. Browne, April 19, 2014

1. SE 2 Original Federal Boundary Stone Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Original Federal Boundary Stone
District of Columbia
Placed 1791-1792
Protected by Marcia Burns Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
1916

Erected 1916 by Marcia Burns Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Original Federal Boundary Stones series lists.

Location. 38° 52.345′ N, 76° 56.126′ W. Marker is in Capitol Heights, Maryland, in Prince George's County. Marker is on Southern Avenue south of Rail Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4345 Clark Street, Capitol Heights MD 20743, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Fort DuPont (approx. ¼ mile away in District of Columbia); Fort Davis (approx. 0.9 miles away in District of Columbia); Woodlawn Cemetery

By Allen C. Browne, April 19, 2014

2. SE 2 Original Federal Boundary Stone Marker

(approx. 0.9 miles away in District of Columbia); Original Federal Boundary Stone, District of Columbia, Southeast 1 (approx. one mile away); Original Federal Boundary Stone, District of Columbia, Southeast 3 (approx. one mile away); Fort Chaplin (approx. 1.1 miles away in District of Columbia); Fort Mahan (approx. 1½ miles away in District of Columbia); Watts Going On (approx. 1.8 miles away in District of Columbia).

Also see . . . Boundary Stones of the District of Columbia. (Submitted on April 21, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)

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3. SE 2 Original Federal Boundary Stone Marker

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4. SE 2 Original Federal Boundary Stone Marker

SE 2 Original Federal Boundary Stone image. Click for full size.

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5. SE 2 Original Federal Boundary Stone

"Jurisdic
tion
of the
United States
Miles 2"

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6. SE 2 Original Federal Boundary Stone

"Var 4'E"

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7. SE 2 Original Federal Boundary Stone

"Maryland"

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8. SE 2 Original Federal Boundary Stone

"1792"

W. S. S. D. <br> B. M. 1311 image. Click for full size.

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9. W. S. S. D.
B. M. 1311

Bolt marker on the Southwest (Maryland) side of boundary stone SE 2.

Southeast No. 2 <br>Near Bowen Road<br>in open pasture. image. Click for full size.

By Fred E. Woodward

10. Southeast No. 2
Near Bowen Road
in open pasture.

Fred Woodward's assistant marked the stone for photography when they visited in 1905. (See A Ramble Along the Boundary Stones of the District of Columbia with a Camera, Columbia Historical Society Records, Vol. 10. 1907.)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 29, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 20, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 544 times since then. Last updated on August 15, 2020, by Roberto Bernate of Arlington, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. submitted on April 20, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.