Deakins Line Stone #1 (1910, 3-County Intersection)
Posted by: Algoma!
N 39° 11.716 W 079° 29.270
17S E 630583 N 4339535
This is the replacement for the famous Fairfax Stone, marking the intersection of Preston, Tucker and Grant Counties in West Virginia. The Potomac River's headwaters are about 25 feet away.
Waymark Code: WM3PFD
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 04/29/2008
Views: 27
I believe some people are mistaking the large boulder over the springwater of the Potomac for the Fairfax Stone itself. The plaque on it refers to the marker, but the phrasing makes me believe it is not the original marker itself. Instead, the 1910 re-survey of the Deakins line put up the pylon that exists in a poor condition today. On the stone you can see what appears to be the marking F/X, which I think refers to the point as belonging to the Fairfax Stone. Since the Fairfax Stone was the original longitude designation for western MD, I suppose that the 1910 Survey agreed that they'd better use that as their starting point as well, even though the MD border really begins a mile or so north where the Potomac turns east.
Since I wrote this, another stone hunter, "seventhings" has agreed with my theory as well as "Geo Trailblazer". Thanks to both of them for their consultation! Good teamwork.
Monumentation Type: Concrete post
Monument Category: County/Municipal boundary marker
Accessible to general public: yes
County: Preston, Tucker and Grant Counties, WV
Approximate date of monument: 12/12/1910
Monumentation Type (if other): Not listed
Monument Category (if other): Not listed
Explain Non-Public access: Not listed
Historical significance: Not listed
Monument Website: Not listed
USGS Quad: Not listed
NGS PID: Not listed
Other Coordinates: Not Listed
Other Coordinates details: Not listed
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