BOUNDARY POST 26 MI-OH
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GrizzFlyer
N 41° 42.553 W 084° 16.198
16T E 727131 N 4621093
26th stone marker east from westernmost corner post of Ohio-Michigan state line.
Waymark Code: WM992V
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 07/16/2010
Views: 11
On east side of Fulton County Road 21 at 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 26". Base of post embedded in concrete, top projects 18 inches above ground. To Post 27, true bearing is N 88 21'40' E, at a distance of 5545.2 feet.
Nearest community is Fayette, Ohio, in Fulton County. To reach from the intersection of US20 and State Route 66 in Fayette, proceed east on US20 approximately 3.0 miles. Turn north on County Road 21 and proceed 2.4 miles to the state line and the mark on the right. Mark is 10 feet east of the road edge, and is witnessed with 2 round wood posts.
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
USGS Quad: Adrian
NGS PID: no PID
Other Coordinates details:
Coordinates listed in the 1915 survey book as N41 42' 32.68" W84 16' 10.04", 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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Visit Instructions:
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