A History of the Boundaries of Arlington County, VirginiaArlington Co., Va. County Manager
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A History of the Boundaries of Arlington County, Virginia
Arlington Co., Va. County Manager
Arlington County (Va.) -- Boundaries
"1st. That the following territory in Fairfax County be, and the
same is hereby annexed to the City of Alexandria, to
wit:--Beginning at a point in mid-channel of Hunting Creek
southward of Alexandria Water Company's pumping station with the
east side of a lane, called Robert's Lane; running thence
northwardly with the east line of said Lane, extended, and with the
east line of said Lane to the south side of the Little River
Turnpike; thence across the Little River Turnpike in the same
direction to the extreme west corner of Shooter's Hill section of
George Washington Park sub-division; thence with the west boundary
of said Shooter's Hill section to the corner of said Shooter's Hill
section and Section No. 2 of said sub-division; thence with the
west boundary of said Section No. 2 of said sub-division to a point
on the south side of Janney's Road fifty (50) feet west from the
intersection of the south side of Janney's Road and the west side
of the Leesburg Turnpike; thence continuing to about 25 degrees
east to the old District of Columbia line, being the dividing line
between said Fairfax County and Alexandria County; and thence
southwestwardly with the said old District line to Jones Point on
the Potomac River; thence southwardly down the said River to the
mid-channel of Hunting Creek: thence with the meanderings of the
mid-channel of Hunting Creek up stream, to the point of
beginning.... 2nd. That the following described territory in
Alexandria County be, and the same is, hereby annexed to the City
of Alexandria: Beginning at the northwest corner of the present
city boundary, and extended said line westwardly, in the same
course until it intersects with the north side of the Braddock
Road; thence southwardly, to the Old District line at the northwest
corner of the land annexed from Fairfax County; thence with the
said old District line southeastwardly to the southwest corner of
the present city boundary about twenty feet west of Hooff's Run;
thence following the western boundary line of the present city to
the northwest corner of the present boundary line of the city and
the point of beginning.... And it is further ordered that the
boundary lines of the City of Alexandria after annexation shall be
as follows: Beginning in the Potomac River at the northeast corner
of the present boundary of the City of Alexandria and following the
present north boundary line of the City of Alexandria to the
northwest corner of the City, thence prolonging said line in the
same direction until it intersects with the north side of the
Braddock Road; then southwardly to a point on the south side of
Janney's Lane fifty (50) feet from the west side of Leesburg
Turnpike; thence southwardly along the west boundary line of George
Washington Park subdivision to the Alexandria Water Company
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