Topsfield-Wenham 1 WM (T-W1 WM) - U.S. Historic Survey Stones and Monuments on Waymarking.com

This is one of many granite posts used to mark the "corner" points on the boundary lines between towns in Massachusetts, in this case, the Town of Topsfield and the Town of Wenham. The letters "T" (for Topsfield) and "W" (for Wenham) are inscribed on opposite sides. It is approximately eight inches square and three feet high.

This is one of four survey markers located in the Massachusetts Audubon Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary. The marker is located on Perkins Island in the Ipswich River (accessable only by water). It is at the canoe landing about 100 yards west of the main camping landing. About 20 feet west of the marker there is a stone wall running southwest, starting at the water's edge. There is a large tree at the water's edge and about five feet from the marker. It tends to block sight of the marker as you approach the landing.

Note that this is a Witness Monument (WM). The actual town line corner is an unmarked point in the middle of the Ipswich River, 50 feet from the stone marker, bearing 50° 58' true.

From here the town line follows the center of the Ipswich River downstream to the next adjacent marker, Hamilton-Topsfield-Wenham WM (H-T-W WM), about a half mile.
The next adjacent marker heading southwest is Topsfield-Wenham 2 (T-W2), 468 feet.

Monumentation Type: Stone post Monument Category: County/Municipal boundary marker Accessible to general public: yes Historical significance: The Topsfield-Wenham town line was a part of the original north line of Salem. No statute has been found defining it, but maps of 1794 and 1830 agree with the bounds as found. Monument Website: [Web Link] County: Essex County USGS Quad: Salem Other Coordinates: N 42° 37.424 W 070° 55.462 Other Coordinates details: MassHighway Town Corners Data Sheet, Massachusetts State Plane Coordinate System of 1983. Corner : TOPSFIELD-WENHAM 1 WM Designation: T-W1 WM Monumentation Type (if other): Not listed Monument Category (if other): Not listed Explain Non-Public access: Not listed NGS PID: Not listed Approximate date of monument: Not listed

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