East Falls Church in Arlington in Arlington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Arlington County
Area 31 Square Miles
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Fairfax County
Area 417 Square Miles
1. Arlington County / Fairfax County Marker
Fairfax County. Formed in 1742 from Prince William and Loudoun, and named for Lord Fairfax, proprietor of the Northern Neck. Mount Vernon, George Washingtons home, is in this county.
Erected 1927 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number Z-127.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions.
Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 38° 53.197′ N, 77° 9.799′ W. Marker was in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It was in East Falls Church. It was on Langston Boulevard (U.S. 29) near North Westmoreland Street. Marker was at the county line. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Falls Church VA 22046, United States of America.
We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.
Regionally, this marker was in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Northern Virginia. It was also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 location: Benjamin Elliott's Coal Trestle (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); East Falls Church Station
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More about this marker. When this marker was erected, the roadway was signed for U.S. Route 211, it was named Lee Highway, and Falls Church was not yet an independent city.
In 1948 this location became the Arlington County - City of Falls Church line when Falls Church broke off from from Fairfax County. The marker was likely removed then, and this informs our decision to mark it as having been permanently removed. Route 211 was cut back in 1980 and this roadway became exclusively U.S. Route 29. Lee Highway was renamed in 2022 to Langston Boulevard east of this point and Route 29 westward.
This marker is listed in all five Key to Inscriptions on Virginia Highway Historical Markers booklets published by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Development between 1929 and 1948.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. According to the Key to Inscriptions on Virginia Highway Historical Markers booklets, these were the only two county line markers erected on the Arlington County-Fairfax County line and both are no longer there.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2022, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 197 times since then and 18 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on November 14, 2022, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
