Original Boundary Stone

ID: 5025 ~ Source: Courtesy of the National Park Service

This file appears in: District Boundary Stones: As the first monuments erected by the United States government, these markers are enduring physical evidence of the national capital's establishment.

This file appears in: District Boundary Stones: As the first monuments erected by the United States government, these markers are enduring physical evidence of the national capital's establishment.

District Boundary Stones: As the first monuments erected by the United States government, these markers are enduring physical evidence of the national capital's establishment.

By The DC Historic Sites team

Discussion of a location for the nation’s capital began as early as 1779; however, this decision was not given active attention until 1783. Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton worked between…