Mike Schwartz,

Congrats on getting to the dry PA quad-county point. There is another one in the Allegheny River at Freeport.

Attached 1:10000 map shows it. Allegheny-Armstrong-Butler-Westmoreland counties. Coordinates for this

one are: 40deg 40' 11" N, 79deg 41'34" W. This is a little strange though. The topo maps show it clearly

as a quad point but my Street Atlas map program show a mismatch of albout 350 ft., but I think the topo map

is more accurate.

Jack

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From: spookymike@aol.com [mailto:spookymike@aol.com]
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Subject: [BoundaryPoint] Shortest County Borders

Thanks to Jack Parsell for a great response. He mentioned compiling a list of county quadripoints, both intra and interstate. During my ramblings in Pennnsylvania doing county highpoints, I visited what I believe is the only county quadripoint in the state, namely at the junction of Elk, Forest, McKean, and Warren Counties. There is a very substantial monument at the point, that has got to be one of the finest monuments specifically erected to mark such a point. Here's a copy of my trip report. -------------------------------------------------------------------- PA Four Corners (Elk-Forest-McKean-Warren) Date: April 13, 2000 Author: Michael Schwartz Turn off PA 948 into Brookston. Stay on main road and keep going. After about one mile, it becomes dirt Forest Road #443, which climbs steadily to the top. Park at 2.0 miles where the road crosses under the power line. Hike downhill on the right-of-way and look for the monument on the right side, about 125' lower in elevation. Monument is four feet high, of grey stone, with county name inscribed on appropriate side, and the date 1902 inscribed on top. Topozone URL: http://topozone.com/map.asp?z=17&n=4609817&e=670253&s=25&size=s&u=1&layer=DRG25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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