Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] Info on VADCMDS Border Stone<br/>
Date: Aug 15, 2001 @ 19:33<br/>
Author: m donner (&quot;m donner&quot; &lt;maxivan82@...&gt;)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-1842387941">andrew<br/>
nice stuff on camp david & especially the dc initial stone<br/>
<br/>
owing to a few historic quirks<br/>
the dcmdvas trifederative point is no longer coincident with this stone but <br/>
is actually in the potomac not far to the northeast<br/>
as you can see on topozone too<br/>
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m<br/>
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<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt;From: &quot;Andrew T. Patton&quot; &lt;<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:andrew@...">andrew@...</a>&gt;<br/>
&gt;Reply-To: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com">BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com</a><br/>
&gt;To: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com">BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com</a><br/>
&gt;Subject: [BoundaryPoint] Info on VADCMDS Border Stone<br/>
&gt;Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 20:25:23 -0400<br/>
&gt;<br/>
&gt;From Monday&#39;s Washington Post<br/>
&gt;<br/>
&gt;<br/>
&gt;<br/>
&gt;Ruth Lincoln Kaye [letters, July 28] raised concerns about the<br/>
&gt;District boundary stone in Alexandria&#39;s Jones Point Park. The Wilson<br/>
&gt;Bridge Project is taking steps to ensure this remarkable artifact<br/>
&gt;remains not only part of our past but also part of our future.<br/>
&gt;<br/>
&gt;The cornerstone marks the location George Washington designated as the<br/>
&gt;southernmost point of the District. It was placed in 1791 under the<br/>
&gt;order of Benjamin Banneker, an African American who was one of the<br/>
&gt;primary surveyors of our nation&#39;s capital. Unfortunately, the stone&#39;s<br/>
&gt;significance is largely unknown because it is difficult to get to and<br/>
&gt;it is enclosed in an unmarked concrete bunker.<br/>
&gt;<br/>
&gt;Although the new bridge will be more than 400 feet away, and<br/>
&gt;construction will not approach the site, the Wilson Bridge Project,<br/>
&gt;along with the National Park Service and the Mount Vernon Chapter of<br/>
&gt;the Daughters of the American Revolution, is doing riverbank<br/>
&gt;improvement, seawall repair and landscaping adjacent to the Jones<br/>
&gt;Point Lighthouse where this stone is located. The vault in which the<br/>
&gt;cornerstone sits will be rebuilt to increase airflow and to decrease<br/>
&gt;the deterioration rate of the stone, which now is eroded by the<br/>
&gt;Potomac River. Visits to the landmark will be enriched by improved<br/>
&gt;access, signs explaining the stone&#39;s historic significance and a<br/>
&gt;replica that will be placed close by the stone but in a more visible<br/>
&gt;location.<br/>
&gt;<br/>
&gt;THOMAS M. HEIL<br/>
&gt;<br/>
&gt;Alexandria<br/>
&gt;<br/>
&gt;--<br/>
&gt;Andrew T. Patton                  WWW: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.AndrewPatton.com">http://www.AndrewPatton.com</a><br/>
&gt;Fairfax, VA, USA               E-Mail: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:usenet@...">usenet@...</a><br/>
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