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George H. Cook,
STATE GEOLOGIST.
Edited by GET NJ
Copyright 2003
At the present time [Sept. 8, 1874,] there is a large loose
rock marked as described in the law of 1772, and the Commissioners Report
of 1774, lying on the west bank of the Hudson near latitude 41 deg. N. Its
weight must be several tons; it has no appearance of having been moved;
and it is recognized in the vicinity as marking the eastern end of the
Division line between New Jersey and New York. It is about 80 chains from
the present old Sneden house at Sneden's Landing, is in line with several
mile monuments and thus nearly answers the location as described in the
Commissioners Decision.
There is no monument at the west end of the
boundary (At the current time it is marked by the Tristate Monument, editor's note), and no written description of any mark made to fix the point.
There was however a mark on the bare limestone rock at the junction of the
Nevesink and the Delaware. It was on the nearly flat rock; below high
water mark, but usually uncovered. It was in the form of a crow-foot, and
was plainly cut into the rock, and worn smooth by long exposure to the
stream and the weather. It was recognised by those living near there as
the point of meeting of the New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania
boundaries. Its location in regard to the streams was in accordance with
the decision of the Royal Commission, and it was in a line with several of
the mile monuments.
Considering these two points to be the ones agreed
upon by the Commission in 1769 and determined by the Astronomers and
Surveyors at that time, the work to be done now, was to trace a straight
line from one of these to the other; and then to measure the distance of
each of' these mile monuments f'ron the line now traced, and make the
proper description and report.
For ascertaining the Geographical positions of these points and the
direction and length of the straight line between these we are indebted to
the Supt. of the U. S. Coast Survey, who at the requst of this Board
detailed officers to make the necessary observations and computations, and
has. now furnished us the results of their work as embodied in the
following communication.
"U. S. Coast Survey Office,
Dear Sir,
"I have the
pleasure of sending you herewith the results of the determination of
latitude and longitude made near the northwest corner of the State of New
Jersey, together with the computation of the direction and length of the
boundary line, and the requisite data for tracing the line. Yours very
truly, C. P. Patterson,
"U. S. Coast Survey Office,
Dear Sir,
I have the honor to submit the following statement relative to
the northern boundary line between New Jersey and New York for
communication to Prof. Geo. H. Cook.
Yours
respectfully, J. E. Hilgard,
Washington, May 18, 1874.
New Brunswick, N. J.
Superintendent.
Washington, 14 May, 1874.
Supt. U. S. Coast Survey.
"The accompanying
memoranda give all the information requisite for tracing the line.
Latitude 40 deg., 59 min., 51'20 seconds.
Longitude, 73 deg., 54 min., 11 seconds.
Azimuth of boundary line 121
deg., 16 min., 54 seconds.
Latitude 41 deg., 21 min., 22'63 seconds.
Longitude 74 deg., 41
min., 40'70 seconds.
Azimuth of boundary line 300 deg., 45 min., 38
seconds.
Asst. in charge of Office."
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