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Original Federal Boundary Stone, District of Columbia, Southwest 3

 
 
Original Federal Boundary Stone SW 3 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Kevin W., April 30, 2008
1. Original Federal Boundary Stone SW 3 Marker
Inscription.
Original Federal
Boundary Stone Southwest 3
District of Columbia
Placed 1791-1792

This plaque placed here on the 200th anniversary of the founding of the City of Washington D.C.

Placed here and protected by Colonel John Washington Chapter
NSDAR
Washington D.C.

 
Erected by National Society, 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 (DAR), and the Original Federal Boundary Stones series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1791.
 
Location. 38° 49.239′ N, 77° 4.76′ W. Marker is in Alexandria, Virginia. It is in Taylor Run. It is on King Street (Virginia Route 7) near Scroggins Road, on the right when traveling south. Marker is in the north end of the First Baptist Church parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2932 King St, Alexandria VA 22302, 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
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South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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: Life of a Creek (within shouting distance of this marker); Mills and Molassas (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Chinquapin Trek (about 400 feet away); A Chinquapin House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Listen for Chipmunks (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fun in the Forest (approx. 0.2 miles away); A Native American Village (approx. Ό mile away); Life of a Forest (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alexandria.
 
More about this marker. This stone has been removed from its original setting and and reset in concrete.
 
Also see . . .  Boundary Stones of the District of Columbia.
Original Federal Boundary Stone SW 3 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Kevin W., April 30, 2008
2. Original Federal Boundary Stone SW 3 Marker
(Submitted on May 7, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.)
 
Original Federal Boundary Stone SW 3 image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Kevin W., April 30, 2008
3. Original Federal Boundary Stone SW 3
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 7, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,659 times since then and 68 times this year. Last updated on August 17, 2020, by Roberto Bernate of Arlington, Virginia. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 7, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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