1894 Map of Mt. Vernon

About this map

Arlington National Cemetery and Fort Myer overlook the Potomac River in this survey of the late nineteenth-century capital region. The landscape is defined by the early transit networks connecting Northern Virginia to Washington, with the Southern R. R. and Va. Midland Div. cutting through rural tracts of Fairfax and Prince William counties. Along the shoreline, military installations like Fort Foote and Fort Washington guard the water approaches, while the estate at Mt. Vernon sits near the wide expanse of Gunston Cove.