you are right mr butlerus about the nje njnypa witness match as these 2 came first & both date from 1882 but dont you also see that all 5 ny witness stones including pane nysw & pan all dating from the early 1880s are far more similar than dissimilar in size shape etc as well as distinctly unlike any others & certainly not of ellicott vintage in any case or are you still believing that too
m
--- In BoundaryPoint@y..., "bjbutlerus" <bjbutler@b...> wrote:
> I mentioned NJE because the monument at the top of the cliffs near
> there (on the NJ/NY line) is IDENTICAL in form to the witness
> monument near NJNYPA (also on the NJ/NY line). As I said, I have
> not seen the one near PANE. However, the two I have seen differ
> markedly from the monument near PAN. They differ in size, shape,
> finish, and inscription style.
>
> BJB
>
> > you are right that there are some slight differences among the 4
> witness monuments i am talking about & i have no idea why you
> mention nje even if you really mean pae because their markers if any
> dont in either case announce nypa into its distinct sectors the way
> the monuments at dry pan nysw delpane & njnypa all together do if
> you see what i mean for you can on a map of the entire boundary
> which was remonumented between 1881 & 1885 so for that reason & to
> that extent these 4 rocks do differ stylistically & of course the
> leaner was also unique in specially commemorating the original
> ellicott survey but you really should see delpane because once more
> it will be like deja vu all over again
> >
> > m
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In BoundaryPoint@y..., "bjbutlerus" <bjbutler@b...> wrote:
> >
> > > The monument near PANE-On-Erie is not of the same design as the
> ones
> >
> > > near NJNYPA, NYSW, or NJE for that matter. The former is not
> >
> > > tapered and has no pediment, the radius at the top is larger and
> the
> >
> > > top is flat istead of roof-shaped. It also has an inscription
> on
> >
> > > the skinny side, whereas the latter do not. I don't know about
> >
> > > PANE-On-Delaware because I have not seen it.
> >
> > >
> >
> > > BJB
> >
> > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > nor was the tall leaning monument near dry pan the one placed
> by
> >
> > > ellicott there as some others believe but is recognizably a
> relic of
> >
> > > the same 1880s nypa doings that left very similar witness rocks
> near
> >
> > > njnypa & nysw & that other pane point on the delaware thus
> totalling
> >
> > > 4 in all some of which you & some others here may also recognize
> by
> >
> > > their distinctive appearance
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > m