1881 Survey milestone on Ohio-Pennsylvania border, Mile 36
Posted by: Algoma!
N 41° 26.964 W 080° 31.153
17T E 540158 N 4588758
Benchmarked 1881 boundary monument on North State Line Road.
Waymark Code: WM1VR4
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 07/15/2007
Views: 51
SURVEY HISTORY:
This stone was set during the 1881 re-survey of the meridian line first established by Andrew Ellicott in 1784 - 1786. Hence, it is one of two "Ellicott Lines" in the US - the other being the boundary line between Alabama and Florida (originally, the Spanish Territory of Florida). In addition to being the western boundary line of PA, the PA-OH meridian served as the baseline for the first Public Land Survey (of the "Northwest Territories") in the US. The PLS was conducted by Thomas Hutchins, Geographer of the US, starting in 1786. Hutchins had served as a boundary commissioner/surveyor (from PA) with the Ellicott Survey. - - (thanks to 'seventhings', a fellow waymarker, for this info.)
Specific Information:
This one's the first roadside marker south of the Pymatuning Lake. This makes it an easy find. I used to have a micro geocache hidden in a little hole on the PA side of the stone called "Borderline Insanity". There's a private drive just to the north, but there really is no problem with parking on N. State Line Rd. and visiting the marker. The stone has been slightly damaged over the last 126 years.
Monumentation Type: Dressed stone
Monument Category: State boundary marker
Accessible to general public: yes
Historical significance: SEE DETAILS ABOVE.
USGS Quad: Kinsman (PA / OH)
Approximate date of monument: 12/12/1881
Monumentation Type (if other): Not listed
Monument Category (if other): Not listed
Explain Non-Public access: Not listed
Monument Website: Not listed
County: Not listed
NGS PID: Not listed
Other Coordinates: Not Listed
Other Coordinates details: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
1. A closeup photo of the monument is required.
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2. A 'distant' photo including the monument in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
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