NH/MA State Boundry Marker No.54
Posted by: NH2beers
N 42° 42.569 W 071° 49.436
19T E 268736 N 4732421
A state line boundary marker between New Ipswich, NH, and Ashby, MA.
Waymark Code: WMB8PF
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 04/19/2011
Views: 5
This post is a state line boundary marker set at the Massachusetts/New Hampshire border. It is the 54th marker east from the southwest corner of New Hampshire, at the Massachusetts state line. This post is on a country back road named New Ipswich Road on the MA side, and Ashby Road on the NH side. From Ashby, MA, New Ipswich Road meets Main Street (Rt.119) at the Ashby Library. In NH, Ashby Road meets NH Rt.123A at Gibson Four Corners in New Ipswich, NH.
The post is granite, stands 4 feet above ground level, and is 14 inches square. The top is flat, with a groove cut across it denoting the actual border line. The inscription 'A MASS 1894' is cut into the south face of the post, and 'N I NH 1894' is cut into the north face.
In addition to the post being a border marker, it is also a geodetic bench mark, registered with the MA Geodetic Survey (MHD ID# 17973). It is a metal rivet, set in the southeast corner of the top. Details as a bench mark are given at Waymark #WMB3VF, designated 'TBM2622'.
Monumentation Type: Stone post
Monument Category: State boundary marker
Accessible to general public: yes
Historical significance: http://www.msp.umb.edu/placereadings2.html
Monument Website: [Web Link]
County: Hillsborough (NH / Middlesex (MA)
USGS Quad: Ashburnham
Approximate date of monument: 01/01/1894
Monumentation Type (if other): Not listed
Monument Category (if other): Not listed
Explain Non-Public access: Not listed
NGS PID: Not listed
Other Coordinates: Not Listed
Other Coordinates details: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
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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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