BOUNDARY POST 59 OH-MI
Posted by: GrizzFlyer
N 41° 43.665 W 083° 38.408
17T E 280411 N 4622917
60th stone marker east from westernmost corner post of Ohio-Michigan state line.
Waymark Code: WM9B63
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 07/25/2010
Views: 3
Located in the city of Toledo in Lucas County on Clover Lane near Flowers Road, 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 59". Base of post embedded in concrete, top originally projected 18 inches above ground, and currently projects 26 inches. It is on the west side of the road, next to an east-west metal fence. To Post 60, true bearing is N 87 23'00" E, at a distance of 4277.7 feet.
The nearest community is Toledo. To reach from the intersection of State Route 184 (Alexis Road) and Secor Road, proceed west on Alexis Road approximately 4200 feet to Clover Lane. Turn north on Clover and proceed 2600 feet to the state line and the mark on the left just after Flowers Road.
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: Lucas County, city of Toledo
USGS Quad: Toledo
NGS PID: no PID
Other Coordinates details: Coordinates listed in the 1915 survey book as N41 43' 37.91" W83 38' 22.19", 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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