Indian Base Line - Duncan, OK, USA
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N 34° 30.555 W 097° 58.040
14S E 594793 N 3819106
This marker was placed by Duncan Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution - in Duncan, Oklahoma.
Waymark Code: WM1ACM6
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 07/27/2024
Views: 6
This historical marker is comprised of a brass plaque set into a stone monument. The plaque contains a map showing the Indian Baseline and the Indian Meridian, which served as the lines from which township locations were measured.
"Initial Point was established by the U.S. Government in 1870. All Oklahoma except the Panhandle was then divided into Townships north and south and ranges east and west of Initial Point. The "Indian Base Line" is two tenths of a mile south of this point on Beech road. Duncan is 41 miles west of Initial Point. The stones in this monument were taken from "Initial Point."
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DAR Chapter: Duncan
Date Placed: 02/22/1974
Inscription:
INDIAN BASE LINE
Initial point was established by the U.S. Government in 1870. All Oklahoma except the Panhandle was then divided into townships north and south and ranges east and west of Initial Point.
The Indian Base Line is two-tenths of a mile south of this poitn on Beech Road. Duncan is 41 miles west of Initial Point
The stones in this monument were taken from Initial Point.
Placed by
Duncan Chapter, national Society
Daughters of the American Revolution
as a bicentenial project
February 22, 1974
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