Subject: Re: USMX - The elusive marker #255
Date: Dec 04, 2002 @ 13:09
Author: acroorca2002 ("acroorca2002" <orc@...>)
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> ugggh it took me a long time to finally locate this__________________________________________________
> marker and the reason for that is that its not on the
> border at all but about 50 meters in US territory.
> It's at the San Ysidro Port of Entry (SYPOE) here in
> san diego.
>
> My guess to why it's not on the actual border itself
> is due to expansion at sypoe it had to be moved since
> at one point it was on the line. Also looks like it
> isn't the original judging from the post card
> attachement either.
>
> it's placed directly at the end of the trolley tracks
> but surprising easy to just walk past and miss. and
> someone obviously took offense to the marker's claims
> that it marks the limit of mexican territory.
>
> There's another similar marker in Baarle, in that it
> doesn't sit exactly on the line but rather denotes the
> location nearby of an international boundary. I wonder
> how many of those there are in the world my hunch is
> that it is more common than i'd like to think.
>
> vc
>
>
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