USA/Mexico Boundary Monument 258 - San Diego/USA & Tijuana, Mexico
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N 32° 32.066 W 117° 07.367
11S E 488470 N 3599682
The fence separating the US from Mexico used to straddle this marker. Now, full access to the marker can only be gained by being on the Mexican side as the fence has been moved a few feet north of the actual border.
Waymark Code: WMV4ND
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 02/22/2017
Views: 5
Although there is a waymark for this marker in the border crossings category, there is no crossing allowed here. One must go several miles east to cross the border. At one time, just a few years ago, a mesh fence here straddled the actual border and relatives and friends would meet and exchange conversations...even have picnics. Access to the fence on the US side is now restricted and the fence is now placed several feet from the actual border.
One of the marker's inscription is in English and Spanish. The English portion reads:
"Reconstructed
August 1894
by the
International
Boundary Commission
created by the
Conventions of
1882 and 1889"
Another side reads:
"Limite
de le
Republica
Mexicana
La destruccion
o dislocacion
de este monument
es un delito
punible por
Mexico o
Estados Unidos"
Another side, also in English and Spanish, with the English version reading:
"Initial point of
Boundary between
The United States
and Mexico.
Established by the
joint commission
10 October A.D. 1840
(Agreeably?)to the
Treaty dated at the
City of Guadalupe
Hidalgo
February 2 A.D. 1848
John B. Weller
US Commissioner
Andrew B. Gray
US Surveyor"
The Spanish version list their Commissioner as Pedro Garcia Condea and their surveyor as Jose Salazar Ylarregui.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: BOUNDARY MON 258 MX US
Benchmark Agency: other (not included below)
Benchmark Agency (if other): joint commission
Monumentation type: Boundary Marker
County: San Diego, CA USA & Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Imperial Beach
Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge
Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]
NGS PID: DC1604
Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]
Monumentation type (if other): Not listed
Special category (optional): Not listed
Special Category (if other): Not listed
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