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Map of the boundary stones. The District of Columbia (initially, the Territory of Columbia) was originally specified to be a square 100 square miles (260 km 2) in area, with the axes between the corners of the square running north-south and east-west, The square had its southern corner at the southern tip of Jones Point in Alexandria, Virginia, at the confluence of the Potomac River and ...
The name of the marker honors Benjamin Banneker, a free African American astronomer who in 1792 assisted in the early part of the survey that established the original boundaries of the District of Columbia. [1] [2] [5] The stone was the first of the District of Columbia boundary markers to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The District of Columbia, capital of the United States, is home to 78 National Historic Landmarks.The National Historic Landmark program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance. [1]
The marker was formerly located inside a median in the center of Georgia Avenue, just north of the Avenue's intersection with Kalmia Road and Alaska Avenue. [15] [16] The marker is between the former site of the Northeast No. 1 and the present site of the Northeast No. 2 boundary markers of the original District of Columbia.
See List of Boundary Markers of the Original District of Columbia Eastern High School, 1730 East Capitol Street NE, Washington, MP100009489, LISTED, 10/30/2023 17
Southeast No. 5 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia: Southeast No. 5 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia: November 1, 1996 : 280 feet northeast of the junction of Southern Ave. and Valley Terrace
Northwest No. 5 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia: Northwest No. 5 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia: November 1, 1996 : Dalecarlia Reservoir, 600 ft. W of Dalecarlia Parkway and 300 ft SE of concrete culvert
This is a list of properties and districts in Washington, D.C., on the National Register of Historic Places.There are more than 600 listings, including 74 National Historic Landmarks of the United States and another 13 places otherwise designated as historic sites of national importance by Congress or the President.