Boundary Stones

Boundary Stones is a website about local history in Washington, D.C., suburban Maryland and northern Virginia. These pages (or pixels!) seek to uncover and share some of the stories that have helped to shape our community over the years -- some serious stuff, some light stuff, some photos and even some video. It's a fun exploration and we hope that you will check back often to read, comment and suggest topics.

So what's with the name Boundary Stones? It's a local history reference, of course! After President George Washington chose the Potomac River region as the site for the new national capital in 1790, surveyors laid out 40 sandstone markers to mark the territory. These stones were inscribed with "District of Columbia" on one side and "Maryland" or "Virginia" on the other side. If it worked for George Washington, it works for us!