1. special to brendan pithokie
    possibly the biggest boundary monument in the world is described & linked to a pic in message 748 & we do take pleasure in bringing it out from time to time m
    Dec 05, 2001 @ 08:09 - michael donner (michael donner <orc@...>)
  2. Re: [BoundaryPoint] special to brendan pithokie
    Another big monument is at the tripoint bra-arg-par. See for a picture f.e. Peter Herings site http://geocities.com/mafiapetedk/ The picture is in the right
    Dec 05, 2001 @ 22:08 - Harry ten Veen ("Harry ten Veen" <pa8km@...>)
  3. Re: special to brendan pithokie
    ... you dont really mean the corner one with that little monte python guy on top of it but the big one just beneath it & it reminds me that argentina & brazil
    Dec 06, 2001 @ 02:48 - acroorca2002 ("acroorca2002" <orc@...>)
  4. nysw and pane report
    Your junior border adventurer here with a brief report in my trip to PAne and NYsw on Thursday. I went up to Niagara Falls to play at the casino and on the
    Dec 08, 2001 @ 14:44 - PitHokie (PitHokie <pithokie@...>)
  5. Re: nysw and pane report
    Nice job! I would only add the following comments to your report: The large monument near PAN (a.k.a. PANE) was set in 1790 by none less than Andrew Ellicott.
    Dec 08, 2001 @ 16:14 - bjbutlerus ("bjbutlerus" <bjbutler@...>)
  6. Re: [BoundaryPoint] Re: nysw and pane report
    I will have to get a copy of that book! Since I m relatively new I thought I d still post a report to see what I ve missed. Now you ve encouraged me to
    Dec 08, 2001 @ 18:24 - PitHokie (PitHokie <pithokie@...>)
  7. Re: [BoundaryPoint] nysw and pane report
    ... The western boundary of NY State is indeed fixed at the meridian or longitude line that runs through the western end of current Lake Ontario (near
    Dec 09, 2001 @ 02:28 - David Mark (David Mark <dmark@...>)
  8. Re: nysw and pane report
    ... the 1781 cession of the erie triangle by ny to the usa is what set the ny west boundary that way which suggests either geographic ignorance or an uncertain
    Dec 09, 2001 @ 02:59 - acroorca2002 ("acroorca2002" <orc@...>)
  9. Re: nysw and pane report
    ... bzzzzzzzzzzz hahahahahaha it says 1790 & he set one near it in 1790 but i think his might be your other monument or else it is lost for this one is
    Dec 09, 2001 @ 05:21 - acroorca2002 ("acroorca2002" <orc@...>)
  10. Re: nysw and pane report
    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,
    Dec 09, 2001 @ 19:54 - bjbutlerus ("bjbutlerus" <bjbutler@...>)
  11. Re: nysw and pane report
    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
    Dec 10, 2001 @ 01:47 - acroorca2002 ("acroorca2002" <orc@...>)
  12. Re: nysw and pane report
    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
    Dec 10, 2001 @ 04:06 - bjbutlerus ("bjbutlerus" <bjbutler@...>)
  13. Re: nysw and pane report
    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
    Dec 10, 2001 @ 07:10 - acroorca2002 ("acroorca2002" <orc@...>)
  14. Re: nysw and pane report
    I agree that the leaner probably is not Ellicottian, but I disagree that NYSW, PANE, and NJE are similar to PAN. True, they are all made of stone. But, in
    Dec 10, 2001 @ 12:45 - bjbutlerus ("bjbutlerus" <bjbutler@...>)
  15. Re: nysw and pane report
    yes make that even money & i will spot you 90 years meaning i bet the leaner proves not only not to be 1790 but actually 1881 or later & i know we are equally
    Dec 10, 2001 @ 14:54 - acroorca2002 ("acroorca2002" <orc@...>)