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Jones Point Lighthouse, Jones Point, Potomac River, Alexandria, Independent City, Virginia

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Jones Point Lighthouse, Jones Point, Potomac River, Alexandria, Independent City, Virginia

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Summary

Significance: One of the last remaining examples of Potomac River Lighthouse architecture. Built in 1855 and used until 1926, the lighthouse was placed near number 1 boundary marker for the District of Columbia. Many efforts have been made to preserve the lighthouse as a portion of Potomac River Naval history.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-21
Survey number: HABS VA-641
Building/structure dates: 1855 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 80000352

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Date

1933 - 1970
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
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Location

alexandria37.43157, -78.65689
Google Map of 37.4315734, -78.6568942
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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