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- JPT_980221_01.JPG: Jones Point Lighthouse
This is the Jones Point Lighthouse, which is located almost under the Woodrow Wilson Bridge where I-95 crosses the Potomac River. Other than the fact that it's a hard place to reach, the main claim of fame for this spot is that it contains near its base one of the original marker stones for the city of Washington DC.
When Washington was originally created, it was a 10-mile by 10-mile square, with parts taken from Maryland and others from Virginia. The square was positioned more or less like a diamond with the corners being north, south, east, and west. The marker stones were laid every few miles along the 40-mile border. The marker here was one of the four that marked the corner borders of the city.
Later on, citing the inability to vote in Congress, the 33-square-mile Virginia part of the city decided to merge back to Virginia and Arlington was the result. Thus, this corner marker stone ended up in Virginia instead of bordering Washington DC.
The cornerstone is right by the water's edge, under the white fence shown in this photo.
- JPT_980221_02.JPG: Jones Point Lighthouse
Another view of the light house. That's the Potomac River behind it.
- Wikipedia Description: Jones Point Light
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Jones Point Light is a small river lighthouse located on the Potomac River in Alexandria, Virginia. Built in 1855, it is the oldest surviving inland lighthouse in the United States. It is a small, one-story house with a lantern on top. The lighthouse was discontinued in 1926, replaced by a small steel skeletal tower located nearby; this smaller tower was in use for ten years before being discontinued. After being dark for more than half a century, Jones Point Light was relit by a private concern in 1995.
The lighthouse is located on Jones Point in Alexandria, and is part of Jones Point Park. Visitors can approach the lighthouse, but it is currently impossible to enter the building.
In 1980, it was listed in the National Register of Historic Places along with the District of Columbia South Cornerstone as reference #80000352. It is also listed in the Library of Congress Historic American Buildings Survey as survey number VA-641. The listing shows lighthouse drawings and several black and white photos of the lighthouse prior to restoration.
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