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CO WY Hand Carved Stone State Line Monument - U.S. Historic Survey Stones and Monuments on Waymarking.com
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CO WY Hand Carved Stone State Line Monument
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U.S. Historic Survey Stones and Monuments
Posted by:
cocoalminer
N 40° 59.998 W 108° 17.983
12T E 727109 N 4542265
Hand Carved State Line Monument
Waymark Code:
WM2NRX
Location:
Colorado, United States
Date Posted:
11/27/2007
Published By:
stvanme
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This monument was placed in the high WY desert, (Elv. 7000') during an 1873 government survey by the Department of Interior. It is hand carved from a stone post of hard native sandstone and has weathered 134 harsh Colorado winters very well. WYO is carved on the north face, and COLO is carved on the south face. The west side has 41 degrees NL carved into it and the east side has the date 1873.
Monumentation Type:
Stone post
Monument Category:
State boundary marker
Accessible to general public:
yes
County:
Moffat County, Colorado
USGS Quad:
USGS Powder Wash (CO) Topo Map
Monumentation Type (if other):
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Historical significance:
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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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