Northwest No. 7 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia
5600 Western Ave., Washington, DCNorthwest #7 boundary stone was the fourth marker to be located in Maryland. It was laid in 1792. It is located in the front yard of the residence. Its fence was dedicated on October 14, 1915, by the Patriot's Memorial Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution; it is not known when the fence was removed. The stone is now under the stewardship of the Eugenia Washington Chapter.
Local significance of the object:
Politics/government; Community Planning And Development
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
About National Register Listings
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.
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The city was built on a swamp: The area that is now Washington, D.C. was originally a swampy, marshy region along the Potomac River. The construction of the city involved extensive drainage and landfill projects to make the land suitable for building.