IN terms of nomenclature, while in Tasmania recently, I noticed old French
maps didn't call the Tasman peninsula in SE Tas a peninsula, but rather a
"Presqu'ile" i.e. "Presqu'ile de Tasman".
For the nonromantics, that is literally "Tasman almost-island" or
"near-island". Which makes sense given the neck of the penn. is 100m wide.
Brendan
>From: michael donner <m@...>
>Reply-To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
>To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [BoundaryPoint] schley taylor georgia boundary cross & clave
>Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 10:58:23 -0500
>
>well the amphibious unit actually splashed down in a swamp on saturday in
>south carolina
>thus delaying our return home somewhat
>but no matter
>for here are the particulars on that still fairly fresh boundary marvel
>
>
>but first
>the above captioned pair of county names are the correct ones
> with taylor playing the male part & schley the female
>so please ignore the misidentification i made earlier
>
>
>the topozone map & other data provided by arif in
>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BoundaryPoint/message/1510
>served as a very reliable guide
>& may also help you to see the details that follow
>
>
>the crossing point itself is marked by the same sort of 4x4 inch concrete
>post with raised center dimple just like bill found at laorospo
> now looking like a standard surveyors supply item
>but this one protruded a few inches above grade
>& it was painted the same powder blue as the tree blazes leading to the
>point from all 4 directions
>tho the eastward approach we took from the road running alongside the
>boundary a few hundred yards west of the point is likely the easiest & best
>
>
>it appears that the half mile square clave may be almost entirely filled by
>a pine plantation
>which was also evident in neighboring parts of taylor county
>but not in schley county
>so it may be that the unusual intercounty boundary line followed this
>original plantation property boundary both geographically & chronologically
>
>the tree nearest the crossing point was inscribed in the same blue paint
>with a tall letter x
>which was sandwiched between horizontal lines like a roman numeral
>& this seemed to symbolize the boundary cross
>tho it may also have meant a 10 on a 10 scale for those with eyes to see
>it
>
>in addition
>this same symbol was also observed on a tree at the westerly road entrance
>to the clave
>so perhaps it serves to identify the entire clave as well as the point
>itself
>
>a 4x4 marker similar to the one at the boundary cross but a foot taller
>likewise accompanied this second painted x
>& a third such marker standing at the nw corner of the clave was glimpsed
>from the road alongside a line of trees
>
>apart from these marks
>none of the 3 road entrances to the clave announced the change of county
>nor were any pavement or other changes evident anywhere
>so apparently there must be some sort of cooperative maintenance
>arrangement between the 2 counties
>& this impression is strengthened by the only road sign at the only road
>junction within the clave
>which identifies it as schley county road 109
>& this despite its location well within the taylor county clave
>
>
>the visit was also considerably enhanced by a timely message from jack
>pointing out a boundary penecross also in georgia at
>http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=17&n=3556636&e=316483&symshow=n
>
>this one has the special virtue of just missing boundary crossdom
>because it has a narrow neck rather than a true crossing point
>& perhaps you will not find a narrower one anywhere
>
>but it points up a crisis in nomenclature
>
>for we have been using the words
>peneenclave
>peneexclave
>peneclave
>etc
>by analogy with the word peninsula
>meaning nearly an island
>
>but it seems to me that only things of the sort that jack has found here
>truly deserve this appellation
>& i would offer the term penecross for this neck in his honor
>
>
>by contrast
>the boundary cross claves would probably be more truly named quasiclaves
>or cruciclaves
>or mobioclaves
>or something else
>you pick it
>rather than pene anything
>so at least the terms peneclaves & peninsulas will be in synch
>along with any other pens or penes we might meet or create
>
>for
>the prevailing distortion
>if it became more widespread
>might lead someone to expect for example that all peninsulas at low tide
>could easily become islands at high tide
>etc etc
>
>
>anyway it was & is a great chase
>so score 1 for the group
>& i will take a break before returning to the brooks & plains ge orgia
>
>m
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