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Southwest No. 8 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia is located behind the Patrick Henry Apartments near the intersection of John Marshall Drive and Wilson Boulevard on the modern day boundary of Arlington and Fairfax counties. Originally placed in the late 18th century, the SW No. 8 Mile Marker has been moved three times since. It was rededicated in 2000, and secured in its new location within a new wrought iron fence. The Civil War Fort Ramsay occupied the the hill to the east of the stone, now the site of Upton Hill Park. The Southwest No. 8 Boundary Marker was listed under the Multiple Property Document (MPD) form for the Boundary Markers of the Original District of Columbia.
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Abbreviations:
VLR: Virginia Landmarks Register
NPS: National Park Service
NRHP: National Register of Historic Places
NHL: National Historic Landmark
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DHR has secured permanent legal protection for over 700 historic places - including 15,000 acres of battlefield lands
DHR has erected 2,532 highway markers in every county and city across Virginia
DHR has registered more than 3,317 individual resources and 613 historic districts
DHR has engaged over 450 students in 3 highway marker contests
DHR has stimulated more than $4.2 billion dollars in private investments related to historic tax credit incentives, revitalizing communities of all sizes throughout Virginia
