To offer another angle on the juristiction at Jones Point - we just examined
the Alexandria USGS quadrange map and it appears to show a tiny portion of
Maryland land at the tip of the point. It looks like when the original D.C.
surveyors laid out the southeast boundary line of the District, it just
happened to intercept the tip of the point. It's also possible that the tip
of the point is fill, but in any case, it seems to be in P.G. County. We may
need a person familiar with state/district boundary history to really
clarify the whys and wherefores of the situation.

Aren't maps fun?

Walter Ellison

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----- Original Message -----
From: "David Winer" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 9:17 AM
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Early Scarlet Tanager


"...although all the water in the Potomac is considered Maryland, the land
on the Virginia side is all in Virginia.  So unless the bird was in the
water, it was in Virginia."
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Interesting comment.  I can only say that the fishing map shows the land at
the Jones Point Lighthouse inside Prince Georges County, and I based my
decision to post on MDO on that authority.

If it turns out that I am found guilty of mentioning a Virginia bird, Norm
has his sanctions... (shudder).

-- Dave Winer, Bethesda

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