I was in the field Saturday, 2/26, to visit the Atlantic-Burlington-Camden
County, NJ, trifinium (ABC). This is one of the very few NJ tri-county points
shown on topo maps as being marked. URL:
http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=39.7297&lon=-74.7367&size=m

The problem with visiting ABC is the swampy terrain. I had unsuccessfully
attempted it directly from US 206 at the Atlantic-Burlington line a couple of
years ago, but without wading boots, that approach is a nightmare. This time I
parked off US 206 about 0.6 miles north of the AB line, where a long-abandoned
railroad track crosses the highway. Hike the dirt road southwest along the
overgrown track to a large clearing on the left (south) side. GPS places this
clearing about 300 feet before the unmarked BC line. You are now prety much
due north of the trifinium. Use the clearing to gain some distance, then
either follow your GPS or compass toward the trifinium. I had to cross three
brooks along the way, but kept my feet fairly dry by stepping on clumps of
vegetation to get across. The rest of the area was very overgrown, but passable and
fairly dry. When GPS put me about 90 feet from the marker, I noticed a fairly
substantial clearing, and at the edge of same there was the marker. It is a
brass disk, set in a six inch diameter, circular concrete base about six inches
high. The disk is labeled "county line" and shows the three county lines
with the county names in the appropriate places. It's dated 1937, with spaces
for elevation and marker number that are blank. I did not see a speck of
litter, and would have to think this marker gets very little visitation.

Finding this marker with only a compass and no GPS would be a daunting
challenge. In summer this area is a sea of ticks and other nasty critters, and the
underbrush would be brutal.

Mike Schwartz