The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-03-03

easily reached, being only a short walk
north Of the village Of Glencarlyn. Il
leans slightly. and is IN poor condition,
showing several scars which seem TO have
been made by bullets or crepe shot. our
picture well shows the battered condi-
ton Of the stone. It's nearncss TO Forts
Ramsay and Buffalo may perhaps ac-
count for its condition, as 1t appears that
many Of the old stones were used as tar
gets by the soldiers enCamped i'm the forts
We notice here a change in the size Of the
Roman letters in the words. "Jurisdic-
ton" &c. as compared with the same
words on No. ], the letters being much
larger. This stone is exactly southwest
Of Georgetown, and about four and one
half miles distant.
Munsons Hill, q prominent position
during the civil war, is three-qUarters Of
"a mile west Of this stone No. s stands
in an open, OF cleared, field belonging TO
Mr. G. 4. Bloss, on what is called Upton
Hill Tt IS IN very poor condition, badly
worn in places. somewhat broken, and
according to our compass, not in the
proper position Marcus Baker, in his
monograph. says: According TO the
statement OF Mr.. Morgan Sleeves, who
has lived in Falls Church for forty years.
it stood near the road on the side of
Throckmorton or Upton Hill. II fell with
a Caving bank, lay for some time where
it fell and finally disappeared some
twelve or fifteen years ago If this be
true. then the lost has been found. and it
is now reset. as before mentioned. some
100 yards southwest Of the road leading
TO Rallston.
North of this stone is the handsome
summer residence of a. NJ. Lothrop, of
the firm Of Woodward & L0throp.
Fort Ramsay occupied the western por-
ton of the Hill upon which the stone is
placed.
Tho view Of the distant city of Wash
ingtOn from this point is most en-
trancing one, and once seen will never be
forgotten. Upton Hill has an elevation OF
$40 feet and is the highest point on the
entire line Of the original District.
on the 18th Of March, 1871, Gen. Wash
ington. accompanied by the three com
missioners-DanieI Carroll. Dr. David
Stuart Of Alexandria. and Thomas John
son. of Maryland-and by Mai Pierre
Charles TEnfant and Andrew Ellicott,
surveyors. rode over so much Of the line
as could be easily reached. and on the
evening of the next day signed and sealed
the definite agreement with the owners
OF the land on which TIE city of Wash
ingtcn now stands. ~ car well imagine
the satisfaction with whi.h Maj. L Enfant
said 70 Gen Washington as they refined
in their horses on the brow % Upton Hill.
"Sir, the line crosses where we are now
standing Look; what prospect" There,
in full view. was the already prosperous
city of Georgetown, half a century old.
circled by hills, while the waving trees
and fertile farms showed the location of
the future Capital OF the Western Con-
tinent
This stone is about one mile south-of
the village Of Falls Church.
1t stands I'm "a meadow. IS. W.
No. @" on the bank Of -Four Mile Run.
which here is only a foTdable stream, at
the side of an eTbankment made nearly
twenty years ago for the roadbed OF a
narrOW-gauge railroad
IL is in good condition. and the ingcrip-
ton IS easily read. II is at the edge Of q
cleared field on land belonging to Mr..
GrceEough. and is thoroughly hidden In
summer time by a mass Of foliage and
vines. alder and blackberry bushes.
Abeut one-half mile north is the village
of Fails Church, and one-haIf mile cast
is the Fails Church railroad station.
Supposed to be exactly ten miles from
the south corner. but. according to ac-
curatc measurements made by trlangula-
ton by the Coast and Geodetic Survey In
1879 actually ten statute miles and 2s05
feet. the west corner stone stands in the
edge Of 4 little grove of trees a short