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One of the twelve Boundary Markers of the Original District of Columbia to survive in Virginia, the West Cornerstone marker is significant because it marked that boundary location for the original District of Columbia. This Aquia sandstone marker is located in one of the most attractive settings of all the boundary stones, a miniature park that was purchased jointly by the city of Falls Church, Arlington County and Fairfax County in 1956. The West Cornerstone marker is surrounded by a wooden rail fence in a residential neighborhood with a walkway from Meridian Street and white bricks set in the ground to mark the southwest and northwest boundary lines.
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Abbreviations:
VLR: Virginia Landmarks Register
NPS: National Park Service
NRHP: National Register of Historic Places
NHL: National Historic Landmark
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DHR has secured permanent legal protection for over 700 historic places - including 15,000 acres of battlefield lands
DHR has erected 2,532 highway markers in every county and city across Virginia
DHR has registered more than 3,317 individual resources and 613 historic districts
DHR has engaged over 450 students in 3 highway marker contests
DHR has stimulated more than $4.2 billion dollars in private investments related to historic tax credit incentives, revitalizing communities of all sizes throughout Virginia
