Survey Stone Boundary Marker - Suffield, CT and Agawam, MA
Posted by: neoc1
N 42° 01.917 W 072° 38.217
18T E 695610 N 4656025
This stone marks the boundary between Connecticut and Massachusetts along Route 75.
Waymark Code: WMD5FN
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 11/21/2011
Views: 3
Suffield, CT has a disputed history. It was claimed by both Massachusetts and Connecticut and at times belonged to each state. A boundary survey was conducted in 1803 which resulted in a resolution of the border dispute in 1804; when the current boundary was established through a compromise between Connecticut and Massachusetts.
In 1899 it was concluded, in a report to the Massachusetts Legislature, that the boundary west of the Connecticut River was in especially unsatisfactory condition and the whole line needed to be re-surveyed. In 1905 the legislatures of Massachusetts and Connecticut appropriated $7,000 to reestablish the boundary. The result is this 1906 survey stone boundary marker between Agawam, MA and Suffield, CT. on Route 75.
The smaller stone marked H - is probably a boundary marker for Hartford County, CT.
Monumentation Type: Stone post
Monument Category: State boundary marker
Accessible to general public: yes
Historical significance: History is detailed in the long description.
Monument Website: [Web Link]
County: Suffield, CT and Agawam, MA
USGS Quad: West Springfield
Approximate date of monument: 07/01/1906
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
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