JU3913 Boundary Monument 80 Del Md -- Elkton MD
N 39° 37.232 W 075° 47.175
18S E 432515 N 4385936
This historic boundary monument set by Mason and Dixon to mark the line between DE and MD is located in woods on private property, but can be accessed with permission.
Waymark Code: WMPGBJ
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 08/27/2015
Views: 2
This stone is located on private property west of a house in a small patch of woods. The owners are aware of the significance of the stone and will grant permission to see it if asked politely.
The day Mama Blaster visited here, she was watched closely by a couple of friendly horses.
This is an original Mason-Dixon dressed boundary stone monument with the crest of Maryland incised on one side, and the coat of arms of Pennsylvania carved into the opposite side. A nail has been driven into the top of the stone.
From the NGS Datasheet:
JU3913 DESIGNATION - BOUNDARY MONUMENT 80 DEL MD
JU3913 PID - JU3913
JU3913 STATE/COUNTY- MD/CECIL
JU3913 COUNTRY - US
JU3913 USGS QUAD - ELKTON (1992)
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JU3913 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
JU3913 ______________________________________________________________________
JU3913* NAD 83(1991) POSITION- 39 37 13.89138(N) 075 47 10.58926(W) ADJUSTED
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JU3913_MARKER: N = NAIL
JU3913_SETTING: 0 = UNSPECIFIED SETTING
JU3913_STABILITY: D = MARK OF QUESTIONABLE OR UNKNOWN STABILITY
JU3913_SATELLITE: THE SITE LOCATION WAS REPORTED AS SUITABLE FOR
JU3913+SATELLITE: SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS - September 25, 2010
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JU3913 HISTORY - Date Condition Report By
JU3913 HISTORY - 1961 MONUMENTED CGS
JU3913 HISTORY - 20070608 GOOD GEOCAC
JU3913 HISTORY - 20100925 GOOD GEOCAC
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JU3913 STATION DESCRIPTION
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JU3913'DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1961 (RWT)
JU3913'THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 2.5 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF ELKTON,
JU3913'MARYLAND, 2.5 MILES NORTHWEST OF GLASGOW, DELAWARE. IT IS A
JU3913'9 X 12-INCH STONE PROJECTING ABOUT 20 INCHES ABOVE THE SURFACE
JU3913'OF THE GROUND, AT THE APEX AND CENTER OF THE STONE IS A NAIL, THE
JU3913'NAIL HEAD MARKING THE CENTER OF THE MONUMENT. THE STONE IS IN
JU3913'GOOD CONDITION. ON THE SIDES OF THE STONE IS INSCRIBED THE COAT
JU3913'OF ARMS.
JU3913'
JU3913'TO REACH STATION OLAH FROM THE COURTHOUSE IN ELKTOWN,
JU3913'MARYLAND. GO EAST ON MAIN STREET AND CONTINUE ON A BLACKTOP ROAD
JU3913'FOR 1.2 MILES TO THE INTERSECTION OF A BLACKTOP ROAD ON THE
JU3913'RIGHT, SOUTHWEST SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY.* TURN RIGHT AND GO
JU3913'SOUTHWEST ON THE BLACKTOP ROAD FOR 0.35 MILE TO POWERLINE POLE
JU3913'NO. 70, A GRAVELED SIDE ROAD INTERSECTION, A STANDARD METAL
JU3913'WITNESS POST AND MARKER AND THE AZIMUTH MARK. *CONTINUE EAST
JU3913'ON THE BLACKTOP ROAD FOR 0.3 MILE TO A GRAVELED DRIVEWAY ON THE
JU3913'RIGHT, SOUTH, SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. TURN INTO THE DRIVEWAY,
JU3913'THENCE LEFT ONTO A DIM TRACK ROAD AND GO SOUTHEAST ACROSS
JU3913'A SMALL MEADOW FOR 0.1 MILE TO STATION OLAH AND BOUNDARY MONUMENT
JU3913'NO. 80.
JU3913'
JU3913'A TRAVERSE CONNECTION WAS MADE TO TRIANGULATION STATION OLAH,
JU3913'DISTANCE BEING 8.088 METERS NORTHEAST OF STATION OLAH. THE
JU3913'MONUMENT IS AT THE WEST EDGE OF A HEDGE ROW.
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JU3913 STATION RECOVERY (2007)
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JU3913'RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHING 2007 (WD)
JU3913'TO REACH FROM EXIT 1 OFF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 95 SOUTH OF NEWARK, DE, GO
JU3913'SOUTH ON DELAWARE STATE HIGHWAY 896 (SOUTH COLLEGE AVE) FOR ABOUT 0.7
JU3913'MILES TO THE INTERSECTION WITH DELAWARE STATE HIGHWAY 281 (OLD
JU3913'BALTIMORE PIKE). TURN RIGHT AND GO SOUTHWEST ON DELAWARE STATE
JU3913'HIGHWAY 281 FOR ABOUT 2.6 MILES TO THE STATE BOUNDARY LINE AND A
JU3913'GRAVEL DRIVEWAY LEADING SOUTH AT MAILBOX NUMBER 1790, BELLE AMYR
JU3913'FARMS. TURN LEFT AND GO SOUTH ON THE GRAVEL DRIVE FOR ABOUT 130 YARDS
JU3913'TO A RED BARN. FROM THE NORTH DOOR OF THE BARN, PACK WEST FOR ABOUT
JU3913'40 FEET TO THE STONE.
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JU3913 STATION RECOVERY (2010)
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JU3913'RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHING 2010 (LPC)
JU3913'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: -blank-
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: other (not any of the below)
Monumentation type (if other): Nail
County: Cecil Co MD
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Elkton
Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used
Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]
NGS PID: JU3913
Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed
Special category (optional): Not listed
Special Category (if other): Not listed
Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
- A closeup photo of the mark taken by you is required.
- A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.