Subject: Fwd: Re: a second international boundary marker within the usa
Date: Sep 28, 2005 @ 17:01
Author: aletheia kallos (aletheia kallos <aletheiak@...>)
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> From: "David Hanover" <dhanover@...>http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=15289044&BRD=1994&PAG=461&dept_id=227937&rfi=6
> To: "aletheia kallos" <aletheiak@...>
> Subject: Re: a second international boundary marker
> within the usa
> Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 11:13:18 -0500
>
> Aletheia,
>
> While several historical societies were not aware of
> another such marker, we
> appreciate your calling this to our attention. Our
> event has had to be
> cancelled due to Hurricane Rita, and we're trying to
> get the word out at
> this time. Certainly, when our ceremony is held, we
> will need to revise our
> press release!
>
> Thanks,
> David
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "aletheia kallos" <aletheiak@...>
> To: <dhanover@...>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 10:53 AM
> Subject: a second international boundary marker
> within the usa
>
>
> > hello david
> >
> > congrats & best wishes on the upcoming historical
> > marker dedication
> >
>
> >http://topozone.com/map.asp?z=16&n=3429796&e=402385&s=50&size=l&datum=nad83&layer=DRG25
> > please be aware tho of a second durable
> international
> > boundary marker located within the continental
> united
> > states
> >
> > it is pictured in the attached figure from a
> usgovt
> > pub entitled
> > boundaries of the united states & the several
> states
> >
> > it tends to get forgotten tho because it is no
> longer
> > a working boundary marker
> >
> > but it did mark the spanish american border that
> > existed between 1795 & 1821
> >
> > & it still does mark the crosshairs of the saint
> > stephens meridian of the federal public land
> survey
> > system
> >
> > its location is indicated by the red cross in the
> > center of this map
> > at position bm30
> >
>
> >__________________________________
> > because it is so low to the ground
> > it does a great mutt & jeff routine with your tall
> > texas rock
> > if you should care to present it that way
> >
> > no other durable international markers are known
> > anywhere in the usa
> > tho many earthen mounds do survive from this
> survey as
> > well
> > some of which still mark the alabama florida state
> > line
> > & the louisiana mississippi state line as well
> >
> > all the best however you decide to play it
> > ak
> > aletheia