Report On A Survey Of The Boundary Line Between New Jersey and
New York,
made in July and August, 1874.
George H. Cook,
STATE GEOLOGIST.
Edited by GET NJ
Copyright 2003
CONCLUSION.
In reviewing this survey and considering its results, the
following points stand out clearly as worthy of further attention.
The
terminal monuments of the line which are now plainly marked, should be
permanently secured and legally protected. The western terminus, called
Tri-states-rock, is on the property of the Laural Grove Cemetery. The
eastern terminus, a heavy block of stone, known as the Stateline rock, is
on private property, a rail road has been graded along the river shore
just east of it, and in the changes continually occurring, the spot
occupied by this old landmark may be needed by its owner for some other
use.
The Partition Line, as indicated by the monuments, is not a
straight line. Of the 48 mile stones which originally marked the line, one
third are now gone, and some of the others are exposed in open fields
where they are in danger of being broken down. In cases where these
monuments are gone they cannot, with certainty, be replaced. Some joint
action should be had with the State of New York, by which the line could
be straightened, and made to accord with its original definitions and
descriptions. And when authoritatively defined and retraced it should be
marked by permanent monuments, owned and controlled by the states
interested, or by the General Government.
