Subject: Possible to have land in USA that isn&#39;t in a State?<br/>
Date: Jul 21, 2004 @ 20:38<br/>
Author: Dave Patton [DCP] (&quot;Dave Patton [DCP]&quot; &lt;dpatton@...&gt;)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-265090905">This is a theoretical question, just out of curiosity,<br/>
but may not be hypothetical.<br/>
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By treaty, the Cananda/USA border along the 49th parallel<br/>
is defined by straight lines between border monuments.<br/>
<br/>
It&#39;s my understanding that boundaries between US states,<br/>
such as between Wahington and Idaho, are defined by<br/>
the locations of monuments along those borders.<br/>
<br/>
Apparently, the monument that defines the intersection<br/>
of the Washington/Idaho border with the Canada/USA border<br/>
was incorrectly placed by the USGS in 1909, because they<br/>
placed in on the parallel, which is a line with a slight<br/>
southward curve, rather than placing it on the straight<br/>
line between the two adjacent Canada/USA border monuments.<br/>
<br/>
The difference is apparently very small - perhaps on the<br/>
order of 1/2 an inch, but, at least theoretically, doesn&#39;t<br/>
this create a small piece of land that is south of the<br/>
Canada/USA border, and therefore is in the USA, but which<br/>
is located north of both Washinton and Idaho?<br/>
<br/>
-- <br/>
Dave Patton<br/>
Canadian Coordinator, Degree Confluence Project<br/>
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