m and BJB,

Thanks so much for the SWPA information! I'll
probably head out Friday morning to try locating the
point again; I'll post results early next week.

Brendan
--- m donner <maxivan82@...> wrote:

> new brendan
> please overlook the bum steer i recently gave you to
> the corner corner as
> well as the fact that it doesnt yet have the info
> you seek
>
> & since gregg hasnt shown up here yet either to bail
> me out
> let me say i recall he mentioned pasw was quite a
> challenging point to
> visit circa 1999
> with steep gradients & a confusing roundabout i
> believe
> & in fact i think he may have been one of the very
> few people to ever reach
> it
>
> the point was planted in 1784 by the legendary
> andrew ellicott himself
> & it then took 99 years for the first known west
> virginians to reach & mark
> it for themselves
>
> other than that you & gregg are the only known
> people to have ever even
> tried
>
> ellicott btw is often regarded as the father of
> american tristating
> having visited or rather created as many as 20
> tristate points by 1819
> indeed nearly all that existed at that time
>
> i recall greggs original report to the ellicott
> society
> the secret society behind the corner corner
> of which there are only a few visible traces online
>
>

http://geography.about.com/cs/politicalgeog/index_2.htm?once=true&

> makes a
> cryptic reference & link to it about 2 scrollbar
> clicks down the page
>
> but until he gets here
> i guess all i can really do is add fuel to your
> curiosity
>
> m

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