BOUNDARY POST 29 OH-MI
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GrizzFlyer
N 41° 42.637 W 084° 12.618
16T E 732090 N 4621408
29th stone marker east from westernmost corner post of Ohio-Michigan state line.
Waymark Code: WM99M0
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 07/18/2010
Views: 18
On east side of State Route 108 in Fulton County at the Ohio-Michigan state line. Post is light gray granite 69 inches long 12 inches square with the top 18 inches dressed to 8 by 10 inches. Lettered on north side "MICHIGAN", on south side "OHIO", on east side "STATE LINE", and on west side "POST 29". Base of post embedded in concrete, top projects 18 inches above ground. This post had been broken off near ground level, and has been properly repaired as shown in the photos included. To Post 30, true bearing is N 88 01'18' E, at a distance of 4881.0 feet.
Nearest community is Morenci, Michigan, in Lenawee County. To reach from the intersection of State Route 156 and East Main Street in Morenci, proceed south on SR156 approximately .6 miles, to the state line and the mark on the left. SR156 in Michigan becomes SR108 in Ohio. Mark is 75 feet east of the road edge, and was witnessed at the time of recovery with a carsonite witness post and a number of temporary wood stakes.
Monumentation Type: Stone post
Monument Category: State boundary marker
Accessible to general public: yes
Historical significance:
This mark is part of the Ohio-Michigan state line survey conducted in 1915. Survey ran from the Ohio-Indiana line east to Lake Erie.
County: Fulton County
USGS Quad: Morenci
NGS PID: no PID
Other Coordinates details:
Coordinates listed in the 1915 survey book as N41 42' 36.65" W84 12' 35.32", Datum unknown.
Approximate date of monument: 01/01/1915
Monumentation Type (if other): Not listed
Monument Category (if other): Not listed
Explain Non-Public access: Not listed
Monument Website: Not listed
Other Coordinates: Not Listed
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