Upton's Hill
Upton's Hill is a geographic eminence located in western Arlington County, Virginia. Its summit rises to above sea level. Location Upton's Hill straddles the border of Arlington County and Fairfax County, Virginia at . The hill is generally conical in shape with its summit lying astride Wilson Boulevard at its intersection with McKinley Street. A large water tower now occupies and marks its summit. The Southwest Number 8 boundary marker stone of the original District of Columbia is southeast of the base of the water tower (see Boundary Markers of the Original District of Columbia). A local stream called Four Mile Run defines the hill's northern and eastern extent. Munson's Hill (367 feet) is adjacent on its southeast, and Minor's Hill (459 feet) is adjacent on its northwest. Its location overlooks Arlington County and the city of Washington, D.C. Name The hill is occasionally identified as Upton Hill, and during the American Civil War many references to this and other ...
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Arlington County, Virginia
Arlington County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The county is situated in Northern Virginia on the southwestern bank of the Potomac River directly across from the District of Columbia, of which it was once a part. The county is coextensive with the U.S. Census Bureau's census-designated place of Arlington. Arlington County is considered to be the second-largest " principal city" of the Washington metropolitan area, although Arlington County does not have the legal designation of independent city or incorporated town under Virginia state law. In 2020, the county's population was estimated at 238,643, making Arlington the sixth-largest county in Virginia by population; if it were incorporated as a city, Arlington would be the third most populous city in the state. With a land area of , Arlington is the geographically smallest self-governing county in the U.S., and by reason of state law regarding population density, it has no incorporated towns within its ...
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