Jones Point
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bluesnote
N 38° 47.654 W 077° 02.747
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A state marker at the entrance to Jones Point Park.
Waymark Code: WMN5QF
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 12/31/2014
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The marker says, "American Indians first frequented Jones Point to hunt and fish. The point is likely named for an early English settler. By the 1790's, military installations were established at Jones point due to its strategic location on the Potomac River. The first cornerstone marking the boundary of the District of Columbia was erected on the point in 1791. A ropewalk, a facility for the production of rope, existed here in the 1830's, and a lighthouse was built in 1856 on the peninsula. During World War I the Virginia Shipbuilding Corporation established a shipyard here that employed 7,000 people and built nine freighters."
Marker Number: E 117
Marker Title: Jones Point
Marker Location: Jones Point Park
County or Independent City: Alexandria
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Department of Historic Resources
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