BONDARY MONUMENT MO ARK OK
N 36° 29.968 W 094° 37.071
15S E 355106 N 4040565
ANOTHER TRI STATE BOUNDARY STONE.
MISSOURI ARKANSAS AND OKLAHOMA.
Waymark Code: WMWTC
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 10/29/2006
Views: 55
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1935 (CAS) THIS TRAVERSE STATION IS THE CENTER OF A 2-BY 2-FOOT CONCRETE MONUMENT THAT STANDS 4 FEET HIGH. IT IS ON A 3-BY 3-FOOT CONCRETE BASE THAT PROJECTS 1 FOOT ABOVE THE GROUND. THERE IS A STONE SET IN THE TOP OF THE MONUMENT THAT IS ABOUT 5 BY 12 INCHES, AND EXENDS 12 INCHES ABOVE THE CONCRETE. THE STONE HAS MIER CUT IN THE N SIDE, AND ARK ON S FACE. THE MONUMENT HAS MISSOURI 1821 MOLDED IN THE N SIDE, OKLAHOMA 1907 IN THE W SIDE, ARKANSAS 1836 IN THE S SIDE, AND ERECTED BY OZARK CULTURE CLUB 1915 IN E SIDE. THE MONUMENT IS 3 FEET NW OF A 12-INCH OAK, 35 FEET W OF MISSOURI HIGHWAY 43, AND 212.049 METERS W OF STATION SOUTH WEST MISSOURI.
Monumentation Type: Dressed stone
Monument Category: State boundary marker
Accessible to general public: yes
Historical significance: DEMARCATES THE TRI STATES OF MISSOURI,ARKANSAS AND OKLAHOMA.
Monument Website: [Web Link]
County: SOUTHWEST CITY,MISSOURI
USGS Quad: USGS Colcord NE (AR,OK,MO)
NGS PID: http://www.geocaching.com/mark/details.aspx?PID=GG0666
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
Other Coordinates: Not Listed
Other Coordinates details: Not listed
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