Triangular Jog
N 36° 38.013 W 086° 33.825
16S E 539001 N 4054310
Located at the intersections of Highways 31, 109 and 259. also the Kentucky/Tennessee stae line.
Waymark Code: WM9R5Y
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 09/22/2010
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Sign inscription reads:
The Simpson County jog in Kentucky-Tennessee boundary was error of Dr. Thomas Walker's 1780 survey party. Luke Munsell and James Bright resurveyed region fifty years later, but the controversy continued until survey by Austin P. Cox and Benjamin Peebles in 1858-1859. This stone-marked line set official boundary between the two states and ended an 80-yr. dispute.
Marker Name: Triangular Jog
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number (for official markers): 1850
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society
Kentucky Department of Highways
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