MONUMENT 155 - Ferry County, WA - U.S. Historic Survey Stones and Monuments on Waymarking.com

Monument 155 is just east of the intersection of Carson Rd. and Almond Gardens Rd. in Grand Forks, BC, on the south side of Carson Rd.

USGS:
DESIGNATION - MONUMENT 155
PID - TP1314
STATE/COUNTY- WA/FERRY
COUNTRY - US
NAD 83(1991) POSITION- 49 00 00.25898(N) 118 29 38.09355(W) ADJUSTED
MARKER: Z = SEE DESCRIPTION
SETTING: 7 = SET IN TOP OF CONCRETE MONUMENT
SP_SET: TOP OF SQUARE CONCRETE MONUMENT
STABILITY: C = MAY HOLD, BUT OF TYPE COMMONLY SUBJECT TO SURFACE MOTION

HISTORY - Date Condition Report By
HISTORY - 1905 MONUMENTED IBC
HISTORY - 1952 GOOD IBC

STATION DESCRIPTION

DESCRIBED BY INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY COMMISSION 1905 (JJM)
THE MONUMENT IS AN ALUMINUM - BRONZE SHAFT SET IN A 3 FOOT SQUARE
CONCRETE BASE AND PROJECTS 4-1/2 FEET ABOVE THE BASE. ---CANADA---
IS CAST ON THE NORTH FACE OF THE SHAFT,---UNITED STATES---ON THE
SOUTH FACE, AND---TREATY OF 1846, LINE ESTABLISHED 1857-1907---ON THE
EAST FACE. ON THE WEST FACE IS A PLATE BEARING THE NUMBER OF THE
MONUMENT.

NB - The Aluminum-Bronze shaft had been replaced with a concrete obelisk sometime after 1925. Number of the monument is now inscribed in the base.

Monumentation Type: Concrete post Monument Category: National boundary marker Accessible to general public: yes Historical significance: Original Monuments were placed in 1905 - concrete replacements on 1925. County: Ferry USGS Quad: Boundary Mountain NGS PID: TP1314 Other Coordinates: N 49° 00.004 W 118° 29.635 Other Coordinates details: Datum: NAD 83(1991) Approximate date of monument: 01/01/1925 Monumentation Type (if other): Not listed Monument Category (if other): Not listed Explain Non-Public access: Not listed Monument Website: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
1. A closeup photo of the monument is required.
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2. A 'distant' photo including the monument in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.

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