West Line Stone 222 ('Sinclair Stone') - MD/PA
Posted by: Ernmark
N 39° 43.268 W 079° 28.380
17S E 630875 N 4397921
This stone, on the E side of Brown Hill RD, in 1885 was meant to mark the MD/PA/WV tri-point. It was 'demoted' to 'just' a 2-state border officially in 1910.
Waymark Code: WMNR80
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 04/23/2015
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This stone is often referred to as the 'Sinclair Stone' as it was set by Cephas Sinclair of the US Coast and Geodetic Survey along with members of the joint PA-WV Boundary commission.
At this point, Garrett County (MD)and Fayette County (PA)meet. This stone is (at this point erroneously) marked on the S with WV, a vertical line, & MD. It is marked with similar state abbreviations (PA/WV & MD/PA on the W & E sides indicating the believed state border positions. The N side is marked PA and dated 1885.
After a US Supreme Court decision in 1910, the official tri-state point has been at a spot 0.2 mi W of this stone.
For additional interesting information about the post, visit this waymark posted by seventhings - (
visit link)
Note - to visit this marker, it is best to come from the PA (north) side along Brown Hill RD (carefully as it is rough gravel) and park in a clearing just N of the PA/MD border. From there, proceed S until reaching a treeline & the stone post on the left.