Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] Re: Summer Quiz
Date: Aug 25, 2001 @ 17:28
Author: m donner ("m donner" <maxivan82@...>)
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hey i wasnt pessimistic at all

just very late

m


>From: "Harry ten Veen" <pa8km@...>
>Reply-To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
>To: <BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] Re: Summer Quiz
>Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 12:26:01 +0200
>
>Here are the results of the bidding:
>everybody was to pessimistic.
>
>The oldest stone along one of the Dutch borders is:
>Bordermarker nr. 20 near De Lutte in the province of Overijssel.
>This stone dates back to around 1480 !
>
>My source is this book:
>Monumenten in Nederland, 3 - Overijssel.
>Ronald Stenvert, Zwolle (Waanders), 1998.
>
>Quote:
>"De zandstenen grenssteen nr. 20 dateert uit omstreeks 1480 en draagt aan
>weerszijden de wapens van het graafschap Bentheim. Het is de oudste
>grenssteen langs de Nederlandse Rijksgrens."
>
>My translation:
>The sandstone borderstone nr. 20 dates back to around 1480 en carries the
>coat of arms of Grafschaft Bentheim at both sides. It is the oldest
>bordermarker along the Dutch border.
>
>I invite you to visit my website
>http://leden.tref.nl/~veenhh/borderland.htm
>- enter BorderLand, click on "national" and look for Overijssel.
>
>There is also a link to a (topo)map.
>
>Gl
>Harry ten Veen
>
>


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