DC North Cornerstone (CA2160) - Washington, DC - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

This stone is located just S of East-West RD - near the E end of a guard rail and at the edge of a wooded area. The stone is inside a low circular iron fence with a small plaque on the N side.

The plan to set up a 10-mile per side diamond-shaped plot of land for the United States Capital City was established in 1790, with surveying commencing the following year - beginning with the South Stone & moving clockwise from there.

Even with the SW portion of the 'diamond' returning to Virginia, most of the stones are still standing - and there have been several subsequent surveys of the stones.

For an interesting & more detailed history of the DC Boundary Stones please see the following link to a site dedicated to these stones - (visit link)

Additional information is also available on Wikipedia - (visit link)

Note - while there is a datasheet in the NGS database for this stone, it is currently non-published - (visit link)

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: - blank - Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: Boundary Marker County: District of Columbia USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Washington West Special category (optional): Not listed Find type: Location information obtained from the USGS was used Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link] NGS PID: CA2160 Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed Monumentation type (if other): Not listed Special Category (if other): Not listed Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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