Thanks to Brian + Gregg for their most interesting report
on their
trip north - and the nice pictures...! I shall most
certainly visit that
place on my next New England - trip.
About the two houses divided by the boundary line: my
simple question is why the joint border commission didn't let the line follow
the street, taking the curve into consideration and thus avoiding
this weird situation...! I do understand the priciple of
the shortest
line between boundary markers - obelisk monuments in this
case -
very well - I think this principle is international and
practical.
In many places in Europe mixed border commissions meet on
a
regular basis to discuss matters of common interest,
including
border adjustments and the like...
Any info obtainable on this specific matter,
Brian..?
Another example related to Estcourt,Me.:
Two months ago on my soccer trip to Holland/Belgium I
stayed in
an inn situated only 500 meters from the Belgium/Germany
line.
This boundary line is clearly marked by stones. On the top
of these
boundary stones two straight lines point out the shortest
line to the - usually visible - adjacent stones to the left and the
right.
A kindergarten is situated right at the border on Belgian
territory
where the road makes a slight turn. There are two boundary
markers
on either side of this kindergarten. If you'd take the
straight line between the markers as the boundary line, then part of this
nursery
school would be in Germany - but:
according to the treaty between
the two parties involved the line follows the left side of
the road and
not the straight line dictated by the boundary stones - in
other words
the principle of the exact boundary line defined by the
shortest line between two adjacent markers can be overruled ! Quite
practical,
isn't it !
BTW: any reaction on our proposed GCEBE...?!?
Best regards - have a nice weekend... I'll be off for an
open-air opera-
concert soon...!
Peter