"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 property and reservoir; thence southwardly with the west line of Alexandria Water Company's property to the north side of the Little River Turnpike; thence across the Little River Turnpike and with the east side of Robert's Lane and continuing with the east side of Robert's Lane extended to the mid-channel of Hunting Creek; thence downstream with the meandering of the mid-channel of Hunting Creek to the Potomac River, thence up the Potomac River to Jones Point and thence with the west side of the Potomac River to the point of beginning, the northeast corner of the present boundary of the City of Alexandria."
Annexation of 1929
Text of the order of the Supreme Court of Appeals setting the area to be annexed by Alexandria as of December 31, 1929:
"Beginning at the intersection of the north corporate limits of Alexandria Virginia with the west shore of the Potomac River, thence extending N. 80° 39′ W. along said north boundary line to the northwest corner of the corporate limits as the same was established prior to the year 1915; thence with the line as established March 22, 1915, and continuing said north corporate line N. 80° 39′ W., 4,353.86 feet to a set stone at the corner on the north side of the Braddock Road within the subdivision of Northwest Alexandria; thence S. 30° 11′ W., 1,892.20 feet to the intersection with the line separating Fairfax and Arlington Counties; thence with the line of said two counties N. 45° 02′ 50″ W., 6,434.88 feet to a point in the center line of the Braddock Road (having passed over an original milestone in said county line at 3,244.70 feet); thence following along the center line of said Braddock Road, S. 84° 22′ 30″ E., 264.20 feet to a point where said Braddock Road is intersected by the southwardly projection of the Seminary Road: thence departing from said Braddock Road and following along the center line of said Seminary Road the following courses: N. 5° 02′ 30″ E. 811.50 feet, N. 22° 46′ 30″ E. 611.05 feet, N. 1° 23′ W., 1,551.40 feet, N. 20° 03′ E. 319.13 feet, N. 19° 48′ E. 385.49 feet, N. 37° 45′ W. 183.32 feet, N. 2° 57′ E. 140.89 feet, N. 28° 00′ E. 165.41 feet, N. 5° 59′ E., 145.83 feet N. 13° 47′ W. 436.37 feet, N. 9° 02′ W. 1,447.08 feet, and N. 2° 10′ 30″ E. 274.90 feet to the point where said center line of said Seminary Road intersects the south right-of-way line of the Washington and Old Dominion Railway; thence with said south right-of-way line S. 77° 39′ 30″ E., 1885.80 more or less, to the center line of the channel of Four Mile Run; thence down the mid-channel line of said Four Mile Run following the meanderings thereof as the same passes under the Washington Virginia Railway (now the Mount Vernon, Alexandria and Washington Railway) the Washington and Alexandria Road, and extending to the intersection of the said Run with the Potomac River; thence following along the west shore line of said Potomac River southwardly to the point of beginning."
Boundary Adjustment 1966
Text of the description of the new Arlington-Alexandria boundary in effect on January 1, 1966, by mutual agreement:
"A line beginning at a point on the common boundary between Fairfax County and the City of Alexandria, Virginia, said point being in the existing right of way of Route #7 and is further defined as point #134 having Virginia State Coordinates of N. 431,495.42 and E. 2,395,581.64 as shown on a map recorded with a deed of annexation in Deed Book 332, page 559, of the land records of the City of Alexandria, Virginia; thence running along said common boundary N. 55° 50′ 10″ E., 69.09 feet to the boundary corner #135 whose coordinates are N. 431,534.22 and E. 2,395,638.81, said point #135 also being shown on the aforementioned boundary map; thence still running with the last mentioned course and across Route #7 1.29 feet (70.38 feet in all) to a point having coordinates N. 431,534.94 and E. 2,395,639.88; thence running N. 09° 13′ 10″ E. 0.69 feet to a point lying on the northerly side of Route #7, 40 feet from same and having coordinates N. 431,535.62 and E. 2,395,639.99; thence running along the northerly side of Route #7 S. 66° 38′ 20″ E., 96.13 feet to a point of curvature whose coordinates are N. 431,497.50 and E. 2,395,728.24 thence continuing with said northerly side of Route #7 and its extension and following the arc of a curve to the right whose radius is 2331.83 feet and whose chord and chord bearing are 810.17 feet and S. 56° 38′ 05″ E. respectively, for an arc distance of 814.30 feet to a point on the extension of the northerly side of 25th Street, and whose coordinates are N. 431,051.93 and E. 2,396,404.88; thence running along said extension and thence with the northerly side of said street N. 50° 54′ 13″ E., 39.53 feet to a point of curvature whose coordinates are N. 431,076.86 and E. 2,396,435.56; thence following the arc of a curve to the right whose radius is 115.60 feet and whose chord and chord bearing are 42.17 feet and N. 61° 24′ 48″ E. respectively, for an arc distance of 42.41 feet to a point of tangency whose coordinates are N. 431,097.04 and E. 2,396,472.59; thence continuing along 25th Street N. 71° 55′ 23″ E. 220.00 feet to a point whose coordinates are N. 431,165.30 and E. 2,396,681.73; thence turning and running across 25th Street and thence along the common boundary between lots #503 and #5 of Section 1 of Claremont Subdivision, and thence across Beauregard Street (its extension into Arlington County being known as S. Walter Reed Drive) S. 18° 04′ 37″ E., 317.80 feet to a point on a curve in the southerly side of Beauregard Street, said point having coordinates N. 430,863.19 and E. 2,396,780.34; thence running along the southerly side of said street and following the arc of a curve to the left whose radius is 410.00 feet and whose chord and chord bearing are 69.89 feet and S. 55° 47′ 34.5″ respectively, for an arc distance of 69.97 feet to a point of tangency having coordinates N. 430,823.90 and E. 2,396,722.54; thence continuing along the southerly side of Beauregard Street and its extension S. 50° 54′ 13″ W. 83.66 feet to a point whose coordinates are N. 430,771.14 and E. 2,396,657.61, said point being 40 feet from the centerline of the previously mentioned Route #7; thence running parallel with but 40 feet from said centerline S. 37° 38′ 20″ E. 572.92 feet to a point whose coordinates are N. 430,317.46 and E. 2,397,007.48, said point being on the extension of the common boundary between Section #1-A of Claremont and Section #2 of Fairlington; thence running along said extension and thence along said common boundary itself N. 44° 19′ 57″ E., 335.55 feet to a point being the northwesterly corner of a parcel of land owned by the City of Alexandria; and having coordinates N. 430,557.48 and E. 2,397,241.97; thence running with the northeasterly boundary of said parcel S. 45° 38′ 10″ E., 242.71 feet to a point on a curve having coordinates N. 430,387.77 and E. 2,397,415.49 and lying in the northerly line of 28th Street; thence running along said northerly line of 28th Street and following the arc of a curve to the right whose radius is 311.48 feet and whose chord and chord bearing are 37.57 feet and S. 64° 02′ 05″ E. respectively, for an arc distance of 37.60 feet to a point of tangency whose coordinates are N. 430,371.32 and E. 2,397,449.27; thence along the northerly side of South Columbus Street S. 60° 34′ 37″ E., 415.05 feet to a point of curvature having coordinates N. 430,167.42 and E. 2,397,810.79; thence running along the arc of a curve to the right whose radius is 215.99 feet and whose chord and chord bearing are 162.40 feet and S. 38° 29′ 37″ E. respectively for an arc distance of 166.50 feet to a point of tangency lying in the intersection of 29th Street and Columbus Street and having coordinates N. 430,040.31 and E. 2,397,911.87; thence running S. 16° 24′ 37″ E. 69.70 feet to a point of curvature on the northeasterly side of Columbus Street and whose coordinates are N. 429,973.45 and E. 2,397,931.56; thence running along the northeasterly side of said street and following the arc of a curve to the left whose radius is 691.20 feet and whose chord and chord bearing are 396.48 feet and S. 33° 04′ 37″ E. respectively, for an arc distance of 402.12 feet to a point of tangency, the coordinates of which are N. 429,641.22 and E. 2,398,147.94; thence running S. 49° 44′ 37″ E. 545.56 feet to a point of curvature whose coordinates are N. 429,288.67 and E. 2,398,564.29; thence following the arc of a curve to the left whose radius is 20.00 feet and whose chord and chord bearing are 21.94 feet and S. 83° 00′ 35.5″ E. respectively, for an arc distance of 23.22 feet to a point of reversed curvature whose coordinates are N. 429,286.00 and E. 2,398,586.07; thence running around the circle of the intersection of Columbus and 30th Streets and following the arc of a curve to the right whose radius is 93.00 feet and whose chord and chord bearing are 177.22 feet and S. 08° 36′ 07″ E. respectively, for an arc distance of 349.54 feet to a point of curvature whose coordinates are N. 429,110.77 and E. 2,398,612.58; thence following the arc of a curve to the left whose radius is 20.00 feet and whose chord and chord bearing are 21.94 feet and S. 65° 48′ 21.5″ W. respectively, for an arc distance of 23.22 feet to a point of tangency on the southeasterly side of 30th Street, said point having coordinates N. 429,101.78 and E. 2,398,592.57; thence running along the southeasterly side of said street S. 32° 32′ 23″ W., 136.28 feet to a point of curvature whose coordinates are N. 428,986.89 and E. 2,398,519.27; thence following the arc of a curve to the left whose radius is 25.00 feet and whose chord and chord bearing are 35.36 feet and S. 12° 27′ 37″ E. respectively, for an arc distance of 39.27 feet to a point on the northeasterly side of Route #7, said point having coordinates N. 428,952.36 and E. 2,398,526.90; thence running S. 57° 27′ 37″ E. 62.54 feet to a point whose coordinates are N. 428,918.72 and E. 2,398,579.62; thence running S. 56° 42′ 37″ E. 713.53 feet to a point of curvature, said point having coordinates N. 428,527.08 and E. 2,399,176.06; thence following the arc of a curve to the right whose radius is 6056.68 feet and whose chord and chord bearing are 1137.63 feet and S. 51° 19′ 17″ E., respectively for an arc distance of 1139.31 feet to a point of tangency on the northeasterly side of Route #7, said point having coordinates N. 427,816.12 and E. 2,400,064.17; thence running along the northeasterly side of Route #7, S. 45° 55′ 57″ E., 2926.68 feet to a point of curvature whose coordinates are N. 425,780.60 and E. 2,402,167.05; thence following the arc of a curve to the left whose radius is 25.00 feet and whose chord and chord bearing are 29.63 feet and S. 82° 16′ 52.5″ E. respectively, for an arc distance of 31.72 feet to a point on the northerly side of Quaker Lane, said point having coordinates of N. 425,776.62 and E. 2,402,196.41; thence following the northerly side of Quaker Lane N. 61° 22′ 12″ E. 25.35 feet to a point of curvature whose coordinates are N. 425,788.77 and E. 2,402,218.66; thence following the arc of a curve to the left whose radius is 880.83 feet and whose chord and chord bearing are 594.59 feet and N. 41° 38′ 39.5″ E. respectively, for an arc distance of 606.50 feet to a point of tangency having coordinates N. 426,233.10 and E. 2,402,613.77; thence turning and running S. 68° 04′ 53″ E. 47.00 feet to a point whose coordinates are N. 426,215.56 and E. 2,402,657.37, said point being on the centerline of Quaker Lane; thence running along the centerline of same N. 21° 55′ 07″ E. 492.76 feet to a point of curvature having coordinates N. 426,672.70 and E. 2,402,841.31; thence following the arc of a curve to the left whose radius is 1200.00 feet and whose chord and chord bearing are 499.27 feet and N. 09° 54′ 42.5″ E. respectively, for an arc distance of 502.94 feet to a point of tangency whose coordinates are N. 427,164.52 and E. 2,402,927.25; thence running N. 02° 05′ 42″ W. 993.05 feet to a point whose coordinates are N. 428,156.91 and E. 2,402,890.95; said point lying in the intersection of Quaker Lane and Crestwood Drive; thence continuing along the centerline of Quaker Lane N. 00° 59′ 42″ W., 201.72 feet to a point of curvature whose coordinates are N. 428,358.60 and E. 2,402,887.45; thence following the arc of a curve to the right whose radius is 595.00 feet and whose chord and chord bearing are 204.00 feet and N. 08° 52′ 33″ E. respectively, for an arc distance of 205.01 feet to a point of tangency having coordinates N. 428,560.16 and E. 2,402,918.93; thence running N. 18° 44′ 48″ E., 122.09 feet to a point of curvature having coordinates N. 428,675.77 and E. 2,402,958.17; thence running along the arc of a curve to the left whose radius is 2181.87 feet and whose chord and chord bearing are 237.27 feet and N. 15° 37′ 47″ E. respectively, for an arc distance of 237.39 feet to a point of tangency having coordinates N. 428,904.27 and E. 2,403,022.10; thence running N. 12° 30′ 46″ E. 88.70 feet to a point of curvature having coordinates N. 428,990.86 and E. 2,403,041.32 and lying in the intersection of Quaker Lane, 32nd Road South, and Preston Road; thence following the arc of a curve to the left whose radius is 243.67 feet and whose chord and chord bearing are 44.38 feet and N. 07° 17′ 14.5″ E. respectively, for an arc distance of 44.44 feet to a point of tangency having coordinates N. 429,034.88 and E. 2,403,046.95; thence running N. 02° 03′ 43″ E. 264.98 feet to a point of curvature whose coordinates are N. 429,299.69 and E. 2,403,056.48 thence still running along the centerline of Quaker Lane and following the arc of a curve to the left whose radius is 2165.91 feet and whose chord and chord bearing are 152.44 feet and N. 00° 02′ 43″ E. respectively for an arc distance of 152.47 feet to a point of tangency having coordinates N. 429,452.13 and E. 2,403,056.60; thence N. 01° 58′ 17″ W., 141.63 feet to a point of curvature having coordinates N. 429,593.68 and E. 2,403,051.73; thence following the arc of a curve to the right whose radius is 4560.67 feet and whose chord and chord bearing are 224.93 feet and N. 00° 33′ 30″ W. respectively for an arc distance of 224.95 feet to a point on the existing Alexandria-Arlington Boundary, said point having coordinates N. 429,818.60 and E. 2,403,049.54; thence running along said existing boundary N. 14° 40′ 33″ W., 307.96 feet to an existing boundary corner with coordinates N. 430,116.51 and E. 2,402,971.52; thence running N. 09° 54′ 36″ W., 1447.14 feet to another existing corner having coordinates N. 431,542.06 and E. 2,402,722.47; thence continuing with said existing Alexandria-Arlington Boundary N. 01° 20′ 15″ E., 271.24 feet to a corner with coordinates N. 431,813.23 and E. 402,728.80, said point being in the vicinity of the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad right of way; thence running S. 78° 26′ 13″ E. 1858.44 feet to an existing boundary corner having coordinates N. 431,440.71 and E. 2,404,549.52; thence continuing with an extension of the last mentioned course 5.73 feet (1864.17 feet in all) to a point whose coordinates are N. 431,439.56 and E. 2,404,555.13; said point lying in Four Mile Run; thence turning and running with the proposed centerline of Four Mile Run N. 20° 30′ 55″ E., 62.07 feet to a point of curvature whose coordinates are N. 431,497.69 and E. 2,404,576.88; thence following the arc of a curve to the right whose radius is 420.44 feet and whose chord and chord bearing are 361.79 feet and N. 45° 59′ 55″ E. respectively, for an arc distance of 374.00 feet to a point of compound curvature having coordinates N. 431,749.02 and E. 2,404,837.12; thence running along the arc of a curve to the right whose radius is 388.90 feet and whose chord and chord bearing are 241.48 feet and N. 89° 34′ 10″ E. respectively for an arc distance of 245.54 feet to a point of tangency whose coordinates are N. 431,750.83 and E. 2,405,078.59 thence continuing along said proposed center and thence with the existing centerline of Four Mile Run S. 72° 20′ 35″ E. 115.13 feet to a point of curvature whose coordinates are N. 431,715.91 and E. 2,405,188.30; thence following the arc of a curve to the left whose radius is 805.00 feet and whose chord and chord bearing are 218.56 feet and S. 80° 08′ 42.5″ E. respectively for an arc distance of 219.24 feet to a point of tangency whose coordinates are N. 431,678.50 and E. 2,405,403.64; thence running S. 87° 56′ 50″ E., 10.38 feet to a point of curvature having coordinates N. 431,678.13 and E. 2,405,414.01; thence following the arc of a curve to the left whose radius is 2864.79 feet and whose chord and chord bearing are 626.25 feet and N. 85° 46′ 40″ E. respectively, for an arc distance of 627.50 feet to a point of tangency whose coordinates are N. 431,724.24 and E. 2,406,038.56; thence continuing along the centerline of said Four Mile Run N. 79° 30′ 10″ E., 571.24 feet to a point of curvature having coordinates N. 431,828.31 and E. 2,406,600.24; thence following the arc of a curve to the right whose radius is 1909.88 feet and whose chord and chord bearing are 500.23 feet and N. 87° 01′ 40″ E., respectively for an arc distance of 501.67 feet to a point of tangency; said point having coordinates N. 431,854.25 and E. 2,407,099.80; thence running S. 85° 26′ 50″ E., 542.38 feet to a point of curvature with coordinates N. 431,811.20 and E. 2,407,640.47; thence following the arc of a curve to the left whose radius is 1432.41 feet and whose chord and chord bearing are 585.03 feet and N. 82° 46′ 10″ E. respectively, for an arc distance of 589.17 feet to a point of tangency having coordinates N. 431,884.83 and E. 2,408,220.85; thence running N. 70° 59′ 10″ E. 28.44 feet to a point of curvature having coordinates of N. 431,894.10 and E. 2,408,247.74; thence following the arc of a curve to the left whose radius is 1318.44 feet and whose chord and chord bearing are 482.64 feet and N. 60° 26′ 22″ E. respectively, for an arc distance of 485.38 feet to a point of tangency having coordinates N. 432,132.21 and E. 2,408,667.56; thence running N. 49° 53′ 34″ E., 4.43 feet to a point whose coordinates are N. 432,135.06 and E. 2,408,670.95; thence running across Mount Vernon Avenue (Arlington Ridge Road in Arlington) and still following the previously mentioned centerline of Four Mile Run N. 71° 20′ 53″ E., 274.92 feet to a point of curvature with coordinates N. 432,222.98 and E. 2,408,931.43; thence running along the arc of a curve to the right whose radius is 315.05 feet and whose chord and chord bearing are 289.48 feet and S. 81° 18′ 07″ E. respectively for an arc distance of 300.28 feet to a point of tangency with coordinates of N. 432,179.20 and E. 2,409,217.58; thence running S. 53° 57′ 07″ E., 314.44 feet to a point whose coordinates are N. 431,994.16 and E. 2,409,471.81; thence still running along said centerline S. 52° 58′ 38″ E., 665.38 feet to a point with coordinates N. 431,593.51 and E. 2,410,003.05; thence S. 61° 35′ 07″ E., 504.49 feet to a point having coordinates N. 431,353.45 and E. 2,410,446.76; thence S. 62° 23′ 28″ E. 1048.27 feet to a point with coordinates N. 430,867.65 and E. 2,411,375.67 and S. 67° 03′ 11″ E., 544.81 feet to a point of curvature, said point having coordinates N. 430,655.24 and E. 2,411,877.37; thence running with the centerline of said Four Mile Run, across Jefferson Davis Highway (Route #1), thru the culvert and Potomac Railroad Yards, and following the arc of a curve to the left whose radius is 446.47 feet and whose chord and chord bearing are 485.07 feet and N. 80° 02′ 34.5″ E. respectively for an arc distance of 512.80 feet to a point of tangency whose coordinates are N. 430,739.11 and E. 2,412,355.13; thence N. 47° 08′ 20″ E. 400.92 feet to a point of curvature having coordinates N. 431,011.83 and E. 2,412,649.01; thence following the arc of a curve to the right whose radius is 247.32 feet and whose chord and chord bearing are 288.28 feet and N. 82° 47′ 15.5″ E. respectively for an arc distance of 307.76 feet to a point of reversed curvature, said point having coordinates N. 431,048.02 and E. 2,412,935.01; thence following the arc of a curve to the left whose radius is 692.78 feet and whose chord and chord bearing are 339.43 feet and S. 75° 44′ 39″ E., respectively for an arc distance of 342.92 feet to a point of tangency with coordinates N. 430,964.43 and E. 2,413,263.99; thence running S. 89° 55′ 29″ E., thru the culvert at George Washington Memorial Parkway and to the Potomac River.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Arlington County, Virginia. Deed Books.