Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] TnVa
Date: Jun 26, 2003 @ 03:10
Author: Lowell G. McManus ("Lowell G. McManus" <mcmanus71496@...>)
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I, too, have Franklin K. Van Zandt's BOUNDARIES OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE
SEVERAL STATES, but locating the cited documents is the hard part.

Lowell G. McManus
Leesville, Louisiana, USA


----- Original Message -----
From: "Brendan Whyte" <bwhyte@...>
To: <BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 7:02 PM
Subject: [BoundaryPoint] TnVa


> Re the Bristol rejig between Va and Tn.
> The Tennessee act was 28 Jan 1901, approved by Va 9 Feb 1901 and Congress
> 3 Mar 1901. see 31 Stat. L. 1465,, see 190 US 75 for reference to the
session.
> 190 US 64 has a report of the boundary commissioners.
>
> In Bristol, the state line passes 15 feet south of the Baptist church
> steeple, 36d35'41.6"N, 82d10'41.6" W
>
> BW