The State line between Michigan and Ohio was created, on paper, with the signing of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. The Ordinance stated…
Author: Joseph D. Fenicle, PS
03.03.2020
Unsung Hero: Tennessee- North Carolina Line
For about 100 miles the Appalachian Trail (AT) runs along the border between Tennessee and North Carolina. The last shelter in the Great…
11.14.2019
Unsung Hero: The Arkansas-Mississippi Line
Surveys across America by Samuel Stinson Gannett
Port Royal was once the county seat in Coahoma County, Mississippi. It was a bustling little town along the banks of the Mississippi…
02.10.2019
Unsung Hero: The Texas-New Mexico Border
The Rio Bravo del Norte, or the Rio Grande, meanders its way from Colorado to the Gulf of Mexico. The Great River of…
10.06.2018
Unsung Hero: The Maryland-West Virginia State Line
According to 1777 Maryland Law, in regards to the Revolutionary War, “Every effective recruit is to receive, besides the continental allowances, a bounty…
08.20.2018
Unsung Hero: The Wisconsin-Minnesota State Line
If you are fishing on the St. Louis River near Lake Superior you may use a fishing license from either Wisconsin or Minnesota.…
04.11.2018
Unsung Hero: The Idaho-Montana Line
So far we have learned about the State Lines between Texas-Oklahoma in 1929 and the State Line between Washington-Idaho in 1909. Now we…
03.13.2018
Unsung Hero: The Washington-Idaho Line
In the October 2017 issue we studied the Texas Oklahoma State Line. We also learned how it was eventually surveyed by the…
09.22.2017
The Moving Meridian and the True American Surveyor
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01.21.2017
Captain James Riley—The Sea, the Sahara, the Swamp and the Sea
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