BOUNDARY POST 60 OH-MI
Posted by: GrizzFlyer
N 41° 43.698 W 083° 37.459
17T E 281729 N 4622938
61st stone marker east from westernmost corner post of Ohio-Michigan state line.
Waymark Code: WM9B68
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 07/25/2010
Views: 3
Located in the city of Toledo in Lucas County on Secor 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 60". Base of post embedded in concrete, top projects 18 inches above ground. To Post 61, true bearing is N 87 09'07" E, at a distance of 5218.7 feet.
Also recovered near the post was Lucas County Engineer benchmark 11 (LCB 11). See photos.
The nearest community is Toledo. To reach from the intersection of State Route 184 (Alexis Road) and Secor Road, proceed north on Secor Road approximately 2500 feet to the state line and the mark on the right.
Monumentation Type: Stone post
Monument Category: State boundary marker
Accessible to general public: yes
Explain Non-Public access: Mark is on private property, but is very close to the public right-of-way, so access shouldn't be a problem.
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: City of Toledo, Lucas County
USGS Quad: Toledo
NGS PID: no PID
Other Coordinates details: Coordinates listed in the 1915 survey book as N41 43' 39.84" W83 37' 25.84", Datum unknown.
Approximate date of monument: 01/01/1915
Monumentation Type (if other): Not listed
Monument Category (if other): Not listed
Monument Website: Not listed
Other Coordinates: Not Listed
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