References
Absolutely Required Reading
A. Morton Thomas and Associates, Inc.: The Hunt for Southeast 8 (Apr. 29, 1991).
Alexander, Mrs. Sally Kennedy: "A Sketch of the Life of Major Andrew Ellicott," Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Vol. 2, pp. 170-182 (1899).
Baker, Marcus: "The Boundary Monuments of the District of Columbia," Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Vol. 1, pp. 215-224 (1897).
Chase, Louise Coflin: Boundary Stones of the District of Columbia (1930) [unpublished manuscript in the Washingtoniana Collection of the District of Columbia Public Library], later reprinted (minus one paragraph) in Records and History of the Boundary Stones of the District of Columbia (no date) [unpublished manuscript in the Kiplinger Research Library of the Historical Society of Washington, D.C.].
DCDAR: Records and History of the Boundary Stones of the District of Columbia (no date) [unpublished manuscript in the Kiplinger Research Library of the Historical Society of Washington, D.C.].
DCDAR: Biographies of the Boundary Stones (2001) [unpublished manuscript in the Kiplinger Research Library of the Historical Society of Washington, D.C.].
Miller, Mrs. Charles S., State Historian, DCDAR: Correspondence with National Park Service regarding the disappearance and replacement of SE8 (1962).
National Capital Planning Commission: Boundary Markers of the Nation's Capital: A Proposal for Their Preservation & Protection (Summer 1976).
National Park Service: National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Jones Point Lighthouse and District of Columbia South Cornerstone (Mar. 1980).
Northern Virginia Boundary Stones Committee: 1994-1995 Findings and Recommendations of the Northern Virginia Boundary Stones Committee (Sep. 1995).
Nye, Edwin Darby: "Revisiting Washington's Forty Boundary Stones, 1972," Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Vol. 48, pp. 740-751 (1973).
Robinson, June: "The Arlington Boundary Stones," The Arlington Historical Magazine, Vol. 9, pp. 5-19 (Oct. 1989).
Shuster, Ernest A.: The Original Boundary Stones of the District of Columbia (1908).
Shuster, Ernest A.: "The Original Boundary Stones of the District of Columbia," National Geographic, pp. 356-359 (Apr. 1909).
Stewart, John: "Early Maps and Surveyors of the City of Washington, D. C.," Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Vol. 2, pp. 48-61 (1895).
Woodward, Fred E.: Chart Showing The Original Boundary Milestones of The District of Columbia (1906).
Woodward, Fred E.: "A Ramble Along the Boundary Stones of the District of Columbia With a Camera," Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Vol. 10, pp. 63-87 (1907).
Woodward, Fred E.: "With A Camera Over the Old District Boundary Lines," Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Vol. 11, pp. 1-15 (1908).
Woodward, Fred E.: "The Recovery of the Southern Corner Stone of the District," Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Vol. 18, pp. 16-24 (1915).
Woodward, Fred E.: "Boundary Mile Stones" (1916) in Records and History of the Boundary Stones of the District of Columbia (no date) [unpublished manuscript in the Kiplinger Research Library of the Historical Society of Washington, D.C.].
Government and Legislative Materials
American Society of Civil Engineers: Letter to Senator Charles M. Mathias supporting legislation to protect boundary stones (Sep. 15, 1979).
Caemmerer, H. Paul: "Washington The National Capital," Senate Document No. 332 (1932).
Congressional Record: "A Bill to Preserve, Protect, and Maintain the Original Boundary Stones of the Nation's Capital" (Nov. 26, 1979).
Council of the District of Columbia: "Federal Legislation on the Original Boundary Stones in the District of Columbia Support Resolution of 1984" (June 26, 1984).
Ellicott, Andrew: Territory of Columbia (1793).
Falls Church Historical Commission: "Federal Territory Boundary Stone No. Southwest 9" (July 1999).
Federal Writers' Project: Washington City and Capital, p.770 (1937).
National Capital Planning Commission: "Boundary Markers of the Nation's Capital," National Capital Planning Commission Quarterly, pp. 1-4 (Fall 1976).
National Park Service: Letter to Nation's Capital Boundary Stones Committee declining to protect stones (June 13, 2003).
U.S. Department of the Interior: Letter to Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs opposing legislation (H.R. 2638 / S. 569) to protect boundary stones (Mar. 29, 1984).
U.S. Senate: "A Bill to Preserve, Protect, and Maintain the Original Boundary Stones of the Nation's Capital," (Nov. 26, 1979).
Additional Sources
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Alexandria-Washington Lodge No. 22: "Ceremonies Of Re-Enacting The Laying Of The Corner-Stone Of The District Of Columbia" (Apr. 15, 1941).
Bartlett, G. Hunter: "Andrew and Joseph Ellicott: The Plans of Washington City and the Village of Buffalo and Some of the Persons Connected," Buffalo Historical Society, Vol. 26. pp. 3-48 (1922).
Bedini, Silvio, A.: "Benjamin Banneker And The Survey Of The District Of Columbia, 1791," Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Vol. 47, pp. 7-30 (1969).
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Boy Scourts of America: "Troop 98's Tom C. Clark Award Application" regarding refurbishing project (December 29, 1978)
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Deane, James G.: "Some Forgotten Stones Mark D. C.'s First Outline," Evening Star (Jan. 2, 1950).
E.M.A.: "Return Arlington County?," Washington Post, p. 6 (Feb. 10, 1936).
Evening Star: "Exploring Rock Creek," Evening Star, p. 15, column 6 (Oct. 25, 1890).
Evening Star: "The Rock Creek Park," Evening Star, p. 3, column 6 (Dec. 30, 1890).
Evening Star: "District Bounds. The Results of the Original Research of Marcus Baker," Evening Star, p. 12 (Oct. 2, 1894).
Evening Star: "Old Marker Found," Evening Star, pt. I, p. 5 (June 22, 1912).
Evening Star: "Protecting the Boundary and Corner Stones of the District of Columbia," Evening Star, pt. 4, p. 5 (June 4, 1916).
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Gaynor, Michael: " This D.C. Monument is 'Virtually Impossible' to Reach," Washington Post (Oct. 11, 2018).
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Washington Post: "Boundary Stones Washington Laid Here Still Stand," Washington Post, p. M15 (June 28, 1931).
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Whitaker, Joseph D.: "Funds Sought to Preserve Original D.C. Boundary Markers," Washington Post, pp. B9-B10 (Mar. 6, 1983).