Missouri-Oklahoma-Kansas Tripoint
Posted by: 
ornith
N 36° 59.921 W 094° 37.082
15S E 356025 N 4095949
This is the tripoint of three states.
Waymark Code: WMGQCR
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 03/31/2013
Views: 31
This monument marks the location where three points touch: Missouri, Oklahoma and Kansas.
There is a plaque near this monument, where the 2nd paragraph provides details of the construction of the monument by the National Youth Administration (a subcatagory of the WPA).
"Three State Corner
Kansas Oklahoma Missouri
This point was established in 1857 by an 800 member expedition starting at the southwest corner of Missouri and working north. The party included soldiers, teamsters, cooks, astonomers and surveyors. The expedition took nearly six months, being hampered by rough terrain, heavy timber and high water.
The stone marker was built by the National Youth Administration in 1938. The original plaques read: Missouri 1821 on East Oklahoma 1907 on South, Kansas 1861 on North and on the west side a description of why and how the point was established."
Political Entities:
Missouri, Oklahoma and Kansas.
Type of Location: National Tripoint
Current or Historic: Current Border
Period of the tripoint: 1857
URL: [Web Link]
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