Subject: Re: nysw and pane report
Date: Dec 09, 2001 @ 05:21
Author: acroorca2002 ("acroorca2002" <orc@...>)
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> Nice job! I would only add the following comments to your report:bzzzzzzzzzzz
>
> The large monument near PAN (a.k.a. PANE) was set in 1790 by none less
> than Andrew Ellicott.
> This is described in detail in BUS&SS on pagewhat
> 78. A nice photo of the monument appears in BUS&SS on page 7. The
> north-south NY/PA boundary follows the meridian that passes through
> the western end of Lake Ontario. To accurately survery this line, it
> was necessary for the surveying party to enter Canada, find the W end
> of Lake Ontario, and the traverse across Ontario to Lake Erie. This
> took place at a time between the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812
> and there were serious polital obstacles. These are described in
> Andrew Ellicott's biograpghy and memoirs, the names of which I cannot
> remember at the moment.