Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-11

arise whose glory, whose magnificence,
whose stability, unequaled hitherto shall
astonish the world. and invite even the
most savage of the wilderness to q shelter
under its roof
THE company partook Of some liquid
refreshment and retired to the place
from which they came, where a number
of toasts were drunk.
No stone can be seen at this point to-
day. however. 1t has been there for
more than fifty years. In 1855 govern
ment lighthouse was built at this spot.
and few years later sea wall was
erected, which completely covered the
boundary stone. For a great many years
even the fact that it really was beneath
the stone wall was not definitely known
Mr.. Woodward, however, has finally OBJ
tanned absolute knowledge about the mat
ter from the Engineer Corps of the War
Department. A report on file in that Of
flee, made by Mr.. Sinclair in 1854, on the
triangu alton of the District. mentions a
mark made on the face Of the wall when
the stone was covered in 1861, the time
at which the sea wall was built. This
it is thought was solely for the purpose
of locating the stone should it ever be-
come necessary.
This report is further strengthened by
a statement made by the lighthouse
board, to the effect that IAN unverfied
statement PAGES the stone under the
front steps of the keepers dwelling"
Then, too. the lighthouse keeper himself
possesses plan made by railroad
company which shows the District line
cutting directly through the center Of
what is now the steps the line making
a diagonal cross through the southwest
corner of the lighthouse. Both of these
statements point to the same location
as the mark is found on one Of the
stones directly above the top step.
AS far as the location is concerned, it
was chosen by George Washington, with.
it is thought. the intention to include
within the limits Of the District the city
of Alexandria. The exact locality for the
Jones point boundary stone was obtained
by using the Alexandria courthouse as q
starting point. From this line was run
due southwest for one-half mile, and
from there southeastward until. the mar
gin of Hunting creek was reached.
1.-The stone marking the first mile from
Jones point" continued MIR. Woodward,
lis found in an open field. 1t was orig
inally set in garden. but about eight
years ago was dug UP and carried to the
edge of a field by the side of a high
fence, thus taking it about 22o feet from
its proper location. This, as is the case
with all those stones dividing the Dis
trict from Virginia, was set In place in
1891,
"The stone which marks the second
mile from Jones point has not yet
been located. This Is the sole excep-
ton, aside from that at Jones point,
as the others have not only been To-
Gated, but photographed. This stone
was probably placed on the east side
of the Alexandria and Leesburg turn
pike, and was more than likely very
close to it. To all, inquiries as to the
location of the old stone the same an
swer was received-no one renem-
bered having seen one. One person
questioned, however. said that pc
culiar condition was known to exist in
the vicinity of where the stone should
be. This he called creeping down
HILL which was in reality move
ment Of the surface earth This, If
true. may account for the disappear
ance of the stone.
1.-The next stone is the first Of those
on the Virginia border, which was
limit This mile, however. ending in
q ravine, the stone was set further
back and accordingly marked = miles
302 poles Nothing but a stump re-
mains of the next stone. southwest No
A. the entire top having been broken
off by a plow 1t was in such a condition
that its location was impossible to find.
until the farmer on whose ground it was
situated was called into service.
"The fifth stone from Jones point Is
broken off, too leaving but the stump
No. 6 is the second Of the Virginia stones
to be placed at uneven distances, this
one beinp marked 3 Miles 3o4 Poles"
And so the list goes on, through the
entire forty.
Mr.. Woodward has picked up many in