brian
great to see you guys
& the corner corner looking so fine too

it is true that obelisks are usually tapered
& what you think qualifies certainly matters
but obelisks may also have untapering shafts

according to my american heritage dictionary
they do need a 4 sided shaft & pyramidal top
so pentagonal & nonpyramidal ones might flop
if we adopt its quite traditional definition
& i grant you could disqualify all novelties
but your own illustrious home tristate point
would not be disobelisked by this dictionary

m

>
>I noticed a discussion about a month ago regarding obelisk
>monuments. I believe Mike mentioned the CTMARI tri-point monument,
>but I don't think this qualifies because the sides of an obelisk are
>tapered and have a pyramidal top. CTMARI has a pyramidal top but its
>sides are straight. A better example is the monument at the
>southwest corner of Vermont. This is a true obelisk and is quite a
>bit larger than CTMARI. Take a look at
><http://www.bjbsoftware.com/corners/pointdetail.php3?point=52>
>http://www.bjbsoftware.com/corners/pointdetail.php3?point=52
>
>
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