Jones Point - Alexandria, VA
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N 38° 47.654 W 077° 02.747
18S E 322331 N 4295930
A military installation was originally established here in the 1790s due to it's close proximity to defending Washington, DC. During WWI, military ships were being constructed here for the war effort.
Waymark Code: WM152P0
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 10/03/2021
Views: 5
Photos were taken in December of 2014. The historical marker is a Virginia State Historical Marker located in the city of Alexandria, across the Potomac River from Washington, DC. The entire area where Jones Point Park is situated was used as a ship building yard for the fleet in support for the Great War.
The marker says, "American Indians first frequented Jones Point to hunt and fish. The point is likely named for an early English settler. By the 1790's, military installations were established at Jones point due to its strategic location on the Potomac River. The first cornerstone marking the boundary of the District of Columbia was erected on the point in 1791. A ropewalk, a facility for the production of rope, existed here in the 1830's, and a lighthouse was built in 1856 on the peninsula. During World War I the Virginia Shipbuilding Corporation established a shipyard here that employed 7,000 people and built nine freighters."
Type of Historic Site: Site
Address of Building, Object, or Site:
1 Jones Point Dr, Alexandria, VA 23242
Website: [Web Link]
Admission Prices: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
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