MA/CT Along Route 32 - Monson, MA
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neoc1
N 42° 01.921 W 072° 19.272
18T E 721749 N 4656803
The north-south Route 32 crosses the boundary between Monson, MA and Stafford Springs, CT. The boundary is marked by a sign and a boundary stone.
Waymark Code: WMFT7P
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 11/27/2012
Views: 3
The border between Connecticut and Massachusetts has been in dispute since Colonial times. A survey was conducted in 1803 and the border dispute continued until 1804, when the current boundary was established through a compromise between Connecticut and Massachusetts.
In 1899 it was concluded in a report to the Massachusetts Legislature that the boundary east of the Connecticut River was in unsatisfactory condition and the whole line needed to be re-surveyed. In 1905 the legislatures of Massachusetts and Connecticut appropriated $7,000 to re-establish the boundary. The result is this 1906 survey stone between Monson, MA and Stafford Spring, CT on Route 32.
Type Of Crossing: State/Region
Where is the border located?: Highway
Welcome Center/Facilities: No
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