view gallery |  Base No. 1 -- Fort Gaines SHS, Dauphin Island AL
in U.S. Historic Survey Stones and Monuments The 1847 US Coast & Geodetic Survey stone monument in the center of Fort Gaines SHS on Dauphin Island for the Dauphin Island Base Line, part of the Eastern Oblique Arc surveyed in 1847. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alabama date approved: 2/25/2015 last visited: 12/31/2014 |
view gallery |  M (Maynard) - S (Sudbury) - Powdermill Road - Middlesex County - Boundary Marker
in U.S. Historic Survey Stones and Monuments This marker is along Powdermill Road near Cranberry Circle. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 1/4/2015 last visited: never |
view gallery |  C (Concord) - S (Sudbury), MA Route 117, Middlesex County - Boundary Marker
in U.S. Historic Survey Stones and Monuments This marker marking the boundary between the two towns of Concord and Sudbury is along Mass. Route 117. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 1/4/2015 last visited: never |
view gallery |  A (Acton) - C (Concord) - M (Mayard) - S (Sudbury) - Middlesex County - Municipal Boundary Marker
in U.S. Historic Survey Stones and Monuments This marker fixes the corner for four towns: Acton, Concord, Maynard, and Sudbury. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 1/3/2015 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Appomattox Court House Survey Monument - Appomattox, VA
in U.S. Historic Survey Stones and Monuments A stone survey monument sits next to the Appomattox Court House. posted by: bluesnote location: Virginia date approved: 12/29/2014 last visited: 4/7/2015 |
view gallery |  Virginia Department of Highways Stone - Goochland, VA
in U.S. Historic Survey Stones and Monuments A VDH stone near the county courthouse. posted by: bluesnote location: Virginia date approved: 12/24/2014 last visited: never |
view gallery |  U.S. C & GS SM Meridian - Goochland, VA
in U.S. Historic Survey Stones and Monuments A small concrete monument on the grounds of the Goochland County Courthouse. posted by: bluesnote location: Virginia date approved: 12/24/2014 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Tri-Point Boundary - Adams/Cumberland/Franklin County, PA
in U.S. Historic Survey Stones and Monuments A stone cairn with centered post marks the point where 3 Pennsylvania Counties meet. posted by: Ernmark location: Pennsylvania date approved: 11/23/2014 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Halifax-East Bridgewater town border
in U.S. Historic Survey Stones and Monuments Stone pillar marking the Halifax- East Bridgewater town border on MA State Route 106. posted by: STEMARTHON location: Massachusetts date approved: 10/24/2014 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Jefferson Davis Highway Marker 1926 - Leesville, South Carolina
in U.S. Historic Survey Stones and Monuments Jefferson Davis highway marker from 1926 located along US 1 in Leesville, SC posted by: gpsblake location: South Carolina date approved: 10/18/2014 last visited: never |
view gallery |  K.F. Crooker made by F.F. Flourny
in U.S. Historic Survey Stones and Monuments Survey marker by F.F. Flournoy posted by: NOV8TR location: California date approved: 9/28/2014 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Center of the City cornerstone ~ Williamson, West Virginia.
in U.S. Historic Survey Stones and Monuments A survey marker on fifth Avenue close to the Harvey Street intersection designates the geographical center of the city of Williamson. posted by: Manville Possum Hunters location: West Virginia date approved: 9/3/2014 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Piviot Point/Initial Point - Paoli IN - 1805
in U.S. Historic Survey Stones and Monuments The mother of all Indiana marks!
Initial Point is still used in legal descriptions today,just as it was intended in 1805. From this point west, most of the United States is laid out with the surveying system first established at this point. posted by: dnrseekers location: Indiana date approved: 9/3/2014 last visited: 10/15/2013 |
view gallery |  Beginning Point of the U.S. Public Land Survey - East Liverpool, OH/Beaver Co., PA
in U.S. Historic Survey Stones and Monuments Monument placed at the Ohio/Pennsylvania border commemorating the spot 1112 feet South which served as the starting point of the 'western lands' eventually stretching to the West Coast. posted by: Ernmark location: Pennsylvania date approved: 8/13/2014 last visited: never |
view gallery |  N-D - Norwood-Dedham (Westwood) Municipal Boundary Marker - Massachusetts
in U.S. Historic Survey Stones and Monuments This marker is located along Everett Street is between the present towns of Norwood and Westwood, but the D on one side indicates that the marker was placed when Westwood was still part of Dedham. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 8/3/2014 last visited: never |
view gallery |  New York / Pennsylvania 1884 SW Boundary Marker Offset 100ft. N
in U.S. Historic Survey Stones and Monuments A dressed stone set on the N-S NY/PA state boundary line in 1884 serves as a 'witness mark' to a corner boundary stone set 100 feet to the south, where the border turns 90° to the East. posted by: Ernmark location: Pennsylvania date approved: 7/19/2014 last visited: 8/24/2014 |
view gallery |  The Beginning of the Third Principal Meridian - Cairo, IL
in U.S. Historic Survey Stones and Monuments Along side US 51, just north of the Ohio River bridge and Fort Defiance, is this survey marker posted by: YoSam. location: Illinois date approved: 6/27/2014 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Historical Survey Marker - Cairo, IL
in U.S. Historic Survey Stones and Monuments Located at today's Fort Defiance State park posted by: YoSam. location: Illinois date approved: 6/27/2014 last visited: 10/31/2014 |
view gallery |  Rancho Rio de los Americanos Monument - Folsom, California
in U.S. Historic Survey Stones and Monuments Rancho Rio de los Americanos Monument is located in Folsom, California. posted by: tatie location: California date approved: 2/22/2014 last visited: never |
view gallery |  1908 AZ township corner stone marker 10, 11 SOUTH, 13, 14 EAST
in U.S. Historic Survey Stones and Monuments 1908 AZ township corner stone marker Townships 10, 11 SOUTH, 13, 14 EAST posted by: ccprob location: Arizona date approved: 1/5/2014 last visited: 8/17/2014 |
view gallery |  Arlington-Cambridge 7 WM - Middlesex County, MA
in U.S. Historic Survey Stones and Monuments This witness mark and a line in the asphalt of the Minuteman Rail Trail nearby marks the city boundary between Cambridge and Arlington. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 12/30/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Virginia DOH Right-of-Way Marker, Wallops Area, VA
in U.S. Historic Survey Stones and Monuments A Virginia Department of Highways (Predecessor to Virginia Department of Transportation) Right-of-Way Marker. posted by: bluesnote location: Virginia date approved: 12/18/2013 last visited: 12/18/2013 |
view gallery |  1892 Pyramid - Kona, HI
in U.S. Historic Survey Stones and Monuments This pyramid has been here for over a 100 years! posted by: bluesnote location: Hawaii date approved: 12/18/2013 last visited: 12/18/2013 |
view gallery |  Jefferson Davis Highway Marker - Crawfordville, GA
in U.S. Historic Survey Stones and Monuments This monument is located on U.S. Highway 278 (Broad Street) by the Taliaferro County Corthouse in Crawfordville, Georgia. posted by: xptwo location: Georgia date approved: 10/15/2013 last visited: 12/4/2014 |
view gallery |  Framingham-Natick-3 [F-N3] - Middlesex County, MA
in U.S. Historic Survey Stones and Monuments This marker along Route 135 is for Framingham and Natick, but the 'S' indicates that Sherborn was at one time had territory this far north. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 9/13/2013 last visited: never |
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