"The reason for this peculiar deviation from a straight boundary, known as
the "Southwick jog," is that in adjusting errors in the boundary line
beteen Connecticut and Massachusetts as previously run by compass, a long,
narrow strip of land was given to Connecticut; the southwick jog ceded to
Massachusetts was intended to be an equivalent are."
Van Zandt, p. 69. Van Zandt is citing Bowen, 1882, p. 65.
David
On Sat, 24 Nov 2001, Pete wrote:
> thank you, i feel very welcome.
>
> Now do you know why the along the otherwise-straight border of
> Connecticut and Massachusetts, Massachusetts takes a little bite out
> of Connecticut, just north of Hartford? I asked the Governor's office
> of both states and no one knew, but I'm sure you do.
>
>
> --- In BoundaryPoint@y..., orc@o... wrote:
> > --- In BoundaryPoint@y..., "Pete" <Osafp@p...> wrote:
> >
> > > Isn't Trenton, NJ right on the Delaware River boundary w/ PA?
> >
> >
> >
> > thank you very much indeed pete
> >
> > for presenting us here with our first full circle discussion point
> >
> > or global point as it were
> >
> > for trenton was where this thread began
> >
> > tho it wasnt apparent
> >
> > & you could not possibly have known that
> >
> > so i hope you will join in the amusement at this happenchance
> >
> > & a red carpet welcome to you also for being our third pete & thus
> also the bringer of our multipetehood
> >
> >
> >
> > sincerely
> >
> > m
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > >From: Jane Hanrahan <hanrahan@k...>
> >
> > > > >Reply-To: BoundaryPoint@y...
> >
> > > > >To: BoundaryPoint@y...
> >
> > > > >Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] Re: Capitals vs. Borders
> >
> > > > >Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2001 07:12:32 -0400
> >
> > > > >
> >
> > > > >I'm not sure that the capital city of Providence itself is up
> >
> > > against the
> >
> > > > >state border at any point...the adjoining city of East
> Providence
> >
> > > is
> >
> > > > >though.
> >
> > > > >
> >
> > > > >Bill
> >
> > > > >
> >
> > > > >At 05:13 AM 10/3/01, you wrote:
> >
> > > > >
> >
> > > > >>If we're willing to include state/provincial/regional capitals
> in
> >
> > > > >>this group, then as far as I recall Providence, Rhode Island
> is
> >
> > > right
> >
> > > > >>up against the Massachusetts-Rhode Island state border.
> >
> > > > >>
> >
> > > > >>Asher Samuels
> >
> > > > >>asher972@y...
> >
> > > > >>Jerusalem, Israel
> >
> > > > >>RFC 2549 Implementation Consultant
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > >
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