US-Choctaw Nation Boundary Stone -- Ft Smith AR
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz
N 35° 23.293 W 094° 25.875
15S E 370011 N 3917036
In 1858 this cubic stone boundary monument at Fort Smith AR was set to mark the initial point of the border between the United States and the Choctaw lands in Indian Territory.
Waymark Code: WMN7XX
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 01/15/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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A very cool boundary stone benchmark marks the border between the United States and the lands awarded to the Choctaw Nation by the Treaty of Washington, whereby the Choctaw would cede ancestral lands in the eastern US that were coveted by white settlers to the US Government in exchange for land in Indian Territory.

This stone was set in 1858 to mark the initial point of the border survey between the US and Choctaw lands. Though long ago overcome by events, it still stands today on the grounds of the Fort Smith National Historic Site in Ft Smith AR.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

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Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Boundary Marker

County: Sebastian County AR

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Fort Smith

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

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