BOUNDARY POST 24 MI-OH
Posted by: Web-ling
N 41° 42.481 W 084° 18.513
16T E 723925 N 4620859
24th stone marker east from westernmost corner post of Ohio-Michigan state line.
Waymark Code: WMC736
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 08/02/2011
Views: 8
From the NGS datasheet:
01/01/1915 by CGS (monumented)
07/09/1993 by PLSO (good)
Described by land surv of OH 1993 the station is an Ohio-Michigan boundary marker, set in 1915. It is located about 25.5 mi (41.0 km) east of the northwest corner of Ohio, 2.5 mi (4.0 km) north-northeast of Fayette, 834 ft. (254.2 m) south of Morenci road, 23.5 ft. (7.2 m) east of the centerline of Fulton County Road 23 (Meyerholtz Hwy), 7.9 ft. (2.4 m) northwest of a telephone junction box, 6.0 ft. (1.8 m) southwest of another telephone junction box, and 1.7 ft. (0.5 m) south of a Lenawee County sign post. It is a granite post, 0.67 ft. (20.42 cm) by 0.83 ft. (25.30 cm) square, projecting 2.2 ft. (0.7 m). The top is marked by a drill hole in a 0.33 ft. (10.06 cm) long groove. it is inscribed on all four sides as follows,--Ohio--on the south side,--Michigan--on the north side, --post 24--on the west side, and--state line--on the east side. The Ohio-Michigan boundary report, 1916, by c. e. Sherman, provides the following additional information. The granite monument is 5.5 ft. (1.7 m) long with the base set in a bed of concrete 2.0 ft. (0.6 m) square and 1.0 ft. (0.3 m) deep. to reach from Fayette, go east 1.0 mi (1.6 km) on us highway 20, turn left and go 2.3 mi (3.7 km) north on county road 23 to the station on the right.
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.
Monument Website: [Web Link]
County: Fulton
USGS Quad: Fort Wayne
NGS PID: MD1998
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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Visit Instructions:
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