1881 Survey milestone on Ohio-Pennsylvania border, Mile 35
Posted by: Algoma!
N 41° 27.833 W 080° 31.153
17T E 540149 N 4590366
Benchmarked 1881 PA/OH monument, on private property.
Waymark Code: WM1VNM
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 07/14/2007
Views: 71
SURVEY HISTORY:
This stone was set during the 1881 re-survey of the meridian line first established by Andrew Ellicott in 1784 - 1786. Hence, it is one of two "Ellicott Lines" in the US - the other being the boundary line between Alabama and Florida (originally, the Spanish Territory of Florida). In addition to being the western boundary line of PA, the PA-OH meridian served as the baseline for the first Public Land Survey (of the "Northwest Territories") in the US. The PLS was conducted by Thomas Hutchins, Geographer of the US, starting in 1786. Hutchins had served as a boundary commissioner/surveyor (from PA) with the Ellicott Survey. - - (thanks to 'seventhings', a fellow waymarker, for this info.)
Specific Information:
This was the first monument I ever saw in this series, about five or more years ago. It is in the backyard of an in-law; we were there for a reunion and I asked what it was like to live on the state line and he mentioned the marker. So I went and looked and have known about it ever since. The Mile 35 monument is in good condition and out in the open. The property owner is careful to trim the grass around it.
Monumentation Type: Dressed stone
Monument Category: State boundary marker
Explain Non-Public access: PRIVATE PROPERTY...ASK THE OWNER ON THE PA SIDE FOR ACCESS!
Historical significance: SEE DETAILS ABOVE.
County: MERCER /ASHTABULA
USGS Quad: Kinsman (PA/OH)
Approximate date of monument: 12/12/1881
Monumentation Type (if other): Not listed
Monument Category (if other): Not listed
Accessible to general public: Not Listed
Monument Website: Not listed
NGS PID: Not listed
Other Coordinates: Not Listed
Other Coordinates details: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
1. A closeup photo of the monument is required.
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2. A 'distant' photo including the monument in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
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