Subject: BEDEFR, BEFR & DEFRLU
Date: Apr 21, 2004 @ 18:36
Author: Jesper Nielsen ("Jesper Nielsen" <jesniel@...>)
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In the Versailles Treaty after World War I, Alsace-Lorraine was given back
to FR

Does anybody know if the pre WW1 DEFR goes along the present Alsace-Lorraine
borders, and if so, did anybody ever look for the ghost BEDEFR? If
preWW1DEFR=Alsace Lorraine then it should be very easily accesible from the
road. I only have a 1:100 000 map of the spot and there is no indication of
momuments (plural as the point appears to be wet).

As formerly stated, BEFR is to me strangely marked as markers are old FRNL,
ATFR mixed with newer BEFR. That's why I would expect markings still to be
there. There is no "International Boundary Study" on BEFR, and Gideon does
not mention it, but what kind of border demarcation document do BE & FR
have?

Regarding DEFRLU. Even if I was just there two weeks ago, I forgot to check
the first DEFR marker for a date. On the side facing the tripoint it says
N.I. We still don't really know what that means. But the border here has to
be newer than WW1?

Doug: do you remember that in 2001 there was a flate on top of that first
marker? You left your card under it? The plate is now gone, and your card,
too.

Jesper

PS did I tell you that during the holiday, we also went to Disneyland Paris,
and even there I was looking for the boundaries between Frontierland and
Adventureland, etc. My car is back in Copenhagen, but still at the workshop
:-(