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New York / Pennsylvania 1884 SW Boundary Marker Offset 100ft. N - U.S. Historic Survey Stones and Monuments on Waymarking.com
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New York / Pennsylvania 1884 SW Boundary Marker Offset 100ft. N
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U.S. Historic Survey Stones and Monuments
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N 41° 59.953 W 079° 45.718
17T E 602533 N 4650430
A dressed stone set on the N-S NY/PA state boundary line in 1884 serves as a 'witness mark' to a corner boundary stone set 100 feet to the south, where the border turns 90° to the East.
Waymark Code:
WMM27R
Location:
Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted:
07/06/2014
Published By:
stvanme
Views:
18
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The majority of the New York/Pennsylvania border was determined by a survey of the 42nd Parallel conducted in 1785–1786 - however, Pennsylvania gained access to Lake Erie through purchase of the 'Erie Triangle' north of the parallel in 1792.
This 1884 monument sits in a wooded area about 125 feet N of Old Stateline RD, and 100 feet N of a small stone from the original survey measuring about 12 inches by 6 inches and about 6 inches high at the spot where the PA/NY border bends 90° north.
The inscription on the East side of the monument reads:
New York
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Boundary
Monument
------------
1884
------------
Henry R. Pierson.
Elias W. Leavenworth.
Chauncey M. Depew.
Commissioners
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100 Feet North of the
S.W. Corner of New York.
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H.W. Clarke
Surveyor
The inscription on the West side of the monument reads:
Pennsylvania
------------
Boundary
Monument
------------
1884
------------
James Worrall.
Christopher M. Gere.
Robert N. Torrey.
Commissioners
------------
100 Feet North of the
S.W. Corner of New York
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C.M. Gere
Surveyor
Monumentation Type:
Dressed stone
Monument Category:
State boundary marker
Accessible to general public:
yes
County:
Erie County, PA
USGS Quad:
Union City - PA
Approximate date of monument:
01/01/1884
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
NGS PID:
Not listed
Other Coordinates:
Not Listed
Other Coordinates details:
Not listed
Visit Instructions:
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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