Dickinson/South Middleton Township Boundary - Creekview DR
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
N 40° 07.673 W 077° 12.920
18T E 311245 N 4444303
Monument placed along the N side of Creekview DR in 2012 to mark the official border between Dickinson & South Middleton Townships in Cumberland County, PA.
Waymark Code: WMEBQK
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 05/03/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc
Views: 2

The placement of a number of survey marks puts to rest a border dispute dating back to an original survey done in 1859. Over the ensuing 100+ years, the position of the exact border fell into dispute as all but one of the original survey 'monuments' had disappeared. After no resolution was able to be agreed to by the affected townships, The matter was presented to the County of Cumberland, which ordered the border be re-surveyed to be as close as possible to what was believed to be the 1859 line. This resulted in the line being shifted to the west at the northern end of the border & to the east toward the southern end of the border. The implications of this mostly affected property taxes as some properties shifted townships, and also which school district affected residents would attend.

In order to lend permanence to the new line, aluminum disks have been set in round concrete monuments along the border.

This marker is located on the N side of Creekview DR about 15' from the centerline of the road, about 3' N of the N edge of the road, & about 20' W of the centerline of a driveway running N.


Note: Each disk is factory stamped (appears to be produced by Berntsen International, Inc. - (visit link) ) with "MUNICIPAL BOUNDARY" and "99-397 MISC" with "2012" as the monumentation date.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: - blank -

Benchmark Agency: other (not included below)

Benchmark Agency (if other): Cumberland County Boundary Commission

Monumentation type: Boundary Marker

County: Cumberland

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Carlisle - PA

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

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NGS PID: Not listed

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