Dickinson/South Middleton Township Boundary - Old York RD (N) - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

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 Old York RD about 25' from the centerline of the road, and about 2' N of an aluminum sign noting the township name on opposite sides.


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 Special Category (if other): Not listed Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): Not listed NGS PID: Not listed

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