Subject: oldest working rock in the usa probably 1731
Date: Mar 11, 2001 @ 04:38
Author: michael donner (michael donner <m@...>)
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http://www.angelfire.com/md2/polystate3/index4.html
shows what is almost undoubtedly the original ctmany tricolonial monument
referred to on pp 70 & 73 of boundaries of the united states & the several
states

situated some 8 or 9 thousand feet west of modern ctmany
today it serves to mark only a turn point on a tertiary boundary
the one separating columbia & dutchess counties in new york state

the leading survey commissioner at its placement
dr cadwallader colden
was also a close scientific associate of both linnaeus & franklin

the stone was found alive & well in the late 20th century by a large party
of the butler family
with brian on point


actually i have yet to see hard evidence of any older working stone
anywhere on earth
tho i have found the rubble of a 1720 cairn still serving as the foundation
for the working 1741 stone at cte

i believe i may also have seen pix of some very early 18th century stuff in
europe
but cant come up with any at the moment


additions &or corrections to these & the other recent old stone data would
be enormously appreciated

m