NH/MA State Boundry Marker No.54 - U.S. Historic Survey Stones and Monuments on Waymarking.com

This post is a state line boundary marker set at the Massachusetts/New Hampshire border. It is the 54th marker east from the southwest corner of New Hampshire, at the Massachusetts state line. This post is on a country back road named New Ipswich Road on the MA side, and Ashby Road on the NH side. From Ashby, MA, New Ipswich Road meets Main Street (Rt.119) at the Ashby Library. In NH, Ashby Road meets NH Rt.123A at Gibson Four Corners in New Ipswich, NH.

The post is granite, stands 4 feet above ground level, and is 14 inches square. The top is flat, with a groove cut across it denoting the actual border line. The inscription 'A MASS 1894' is cut into the south face of the post, and 'N I NH 1894' is cut into the north face.

In addition to the post being a border marker, it is also a geodetic bench mark, registered with the MA Geodetic Survey (MHD ID# 17973). It is a metal rivet, set in the southeast corner of the top. Details as a bench mark are given at Waymark #WMB3VF, designated 'TBM2622'.

Monumentation Type: Stone post Monument Category: State boundary marker Accessible to general public: yes Historical significance: http://www.msp.umb.edu/placereadings2.html Monument Website: [Web Link] County: Hillsborough (NH / Middlesex (MA) USGS Quad: Ashburnham Approximate date of monument: 01/01/1894 Monumentation Type (if other): Not listed Monument Category (if other): Not listed Explain Non-Public access: Not listed NGS PID: Not listed Other Coordinates: Not Listed Other Coordinates details: Not listed

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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