Line 32° 28´ North Latitude - Smiths Station, AL
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member hoteltwo
N 32° 31.873 W 085° 05.290
16S E 679548 N 3600930
After France gave area to Britain, in the Colonial Era, surveyors marked the boundaries including this one near County Road 430 in south Smiths Station.
Waymark Code: WMKZVZ
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 06/23/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member muddawber
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Northern Boundary of:
British W. Florida 1764-83
Spanish W. Florida 1783-95
Mississippi Territory: 1798-1804
Washington County 1800-12
Clarke County 1812-15
Southern Boundary of:
British Illinois 1764-83
United States 1783-95

Line fixed in 1764 by British king across present Alabama-Mississippi.

France had ceded area to Britain in 1763.
Marker Name: Line 32° 28´ North Latitude

Marker Type: Rural Roadside

Addtional Information::
Erected by the Alabama Historical Association.

Date Dedicated / Placed: 1954

Marker Number: Not Listed
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