Boundary Post 11 MI-OH
Posted by: GrizzFlyer
N 41° 42.114 W 084° 34.363
16T E 701964 N 4619526
11th stone marker east from westernmost corner post of Ohio-Michigan state line.
Waymark Code: WM9734
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 07/07/2010
Views: 5
On east side of Williams County Road 13 at 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 11". Base of post embedded in concrete, top projects 18 inches above ground. To Post 12, true bearing is N 88 27'45' E, at a distance of 5322.3 feet.
Nearest community is Pioneer, Ohio, in Williams County. To reach from the intersection of SR15 and First St in Pioneer, proceed north on State Route 15 approximately 1.0 mile. Turn west on County Road S and proceed 1.0 mile to County Road 13. Turn north and proceed approximately .5 miles to the state line and the mark on the right. Mark is 4 foot east of the road edge, about 2 feet below road surface, and is witnessed with an orange carsonite post.
Monumentation Type: Stone post
Monument Category: State boundary marker
Accessible to general public: yes
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: Williams (Ohio) and Hillsdale (Michigan)
USGS Quad: Pioneer
NGS PID: no PID
Other Coordinates details: Coordinates listed in the 1915 survey book as N41 42' 06.94" W84 34' 20.57", Datum unknown.
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
Monument Website: Not listed
Other Coordinates: Not Listed
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