BOUNDARY POST 57 OH-MI
Posted by: GrizzFlyer
N 41° 43.593 W 083° 41.120
17T E 276648 N 4622901
58th stone marker east from westernmost corner post of Ohio-Michigan state line.
Waymark Code: WM9AQZ
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 07/23/2010
Views: 8
Located in the township of Sylvania in Lucas County at SE corner of Acres Road and State Line Road, at the Ohio-Michigan state line. Post is light gray granite 69 inches long 12 inches square with the top 18 inches dressed to 8 by 10 inches. Lettered on north side "MICHIGAN", on south side "OHIO", on east side "STATE LINE", and on west side "POST 57". Base of post embedded in concrete, top projects 18 inches above ground. To Post 58, true bearing is N 88 50'18" E, at a distance of 5261.4 feet.
Also recovered near the post was Lucas County Engineer benchmark 16 (LCB 16). See photos.
The nearest community is Sylvania. To reach from the intersection of US23 and State Route 184 (Alexis Road), proceed east on Alexis Road approximately 900 feet to Acres Road. Turn north on Acres and proceed 4000 feet to the state line and the mark on the right just before State Line Road.
Monumentation Type: Stone post
Monumentation Type (if other): Conctete Pillar
Monument Category: State boundary marker
Accessible to general public: yes
Historical significance: This mark is part of the Ohio-Michigan state line survey conducted in 1915. Survey ran from the Ohio-Indiana line east to Lake Erie.
County: Lucas
USGS Quad: Sylvania
NGS PID: no PID
Other Coordinates details: Coordinates listed in the 1915 survey book as N41 43' 34.01" W83 41' 05.16", Datum unknown.
Approximate date of monument: 01/01/1915
Monument Category (if other): Not listed
Explain Non-Public access: Not listed
Monument Website: Not listed
Other Coordinates: Not Listed
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Visit Instructions:
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