BOUNDARY POST 24 MI-OH - U.S. Historic Survey Stones and Monuments on Waymarking.com

From the NGS datasheet:

01/01/1915 by CGS (monumented)

07/09/1993 by PLSO (good)
Described by land surv of OH 1993 the station is an Ohio-Michigan boundary marker, set in 1915. It is located about 25.5 mi (41.0 km) east of the northwest corner of Ohio, 2.5 mi (4.0 km) north-northeast of Fayette, 834 ft. (254.2 m) south of Morenci road, 23.5 ft. (7.2 m) east of the centerline of Fulton County Road 23 (Meyerholtz Hwy), 7.9 ft. (2.4 m) northwest of a telephone junction box, 6.0 ft. (1.8 m) southwest of another telephone junction box, and 1.7 ft. (0.5 m) south of a Lenawee County sign post. It is a granite post, 0.67 ft. (20.42 cm) by 0.83 ft. (25.30 cm) square, projecting 2.2 ft. (0.7 m). The top is marked by a drill hole in a 0.33 ft. (10.06 cm) long groove. it is inscribed on all four sides as follows,--Ohio--on the south side,--Michigan--on the north side, --post 24--on the west side, and--state line--on the east side. The Ohio-Michigan boundary report, 1916, by c. e. Sherman, provides the following additional information. The granite monument is 5.5 ft. (1.7 m) long with the base set in a bed of concrete 2.0 ft. (0.6 m) square and 1.0 ft. (0.3 m) deep. to reach from Fayette, go east 1.0 mi (1.6 km) on us highway 20, turn left and go 2.3 mi (3.7 km) north on county road 23 to the station on the right.

Monumentation Type: Stone post 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. Monument Website: [Web Link] County: Fulton USGS Quad: Fort Wayne NGS PID: MD1998 Approximate date of monument: 01/01/1915 Monumentation Type (if other): Not listed Monument Category (if other): Not listed Explain Non-Public access: Not listed Other Coordinates: Not Listed Other Coordinates details: Not listed

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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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