South Corner Boundary Stone — Attraction in Alexandria

We enjoyed visiting this park in mid-June. The cornerstone itself is very close to the water and covered by a glass barrier to prevent damage. The surrounding area has several benches with nice shade, and a number of historical plaques explaining the background of the area. There is lots of space under the nearby freeway bridge where people were biking, scootering, and playing basketball. There are also restrooms underneath the bridge that were pretty clean and well-lit (we were there in the early afternoon). Very cool spot. Don't get confused by the multiple boundary stones also found in the park - these also denote hte historic boundary but the original cornerstone is underneath the class on the water-side of...

There’s a bit of confusion about exactly which of the many stones are the official boundary stone. Since I stood next to all of them down there, I can safely say that I was exactly at the precise most southern point of Washington DC. But I can’t tell you exactly when. Regardless, it’s a nice little park area down there. It’s a little hard to get to but it’s a neat area with people doing different things- running, skating, fishing,...

The South Corner Stone is the genesis of the rich boundary stone history.

I love the surveyor markers identifying DC, MD and VA, going southwestward from the Potomac River shoreline to this stone, then northwestward from it, to the base of the Woodrow...