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This marker commemorates the iron column erected in 1876 at the southernmost tip of the boundary survey line run by Allexey W. Von Schmidt, U. S. astronomer and surveyor. The line dividing Nevada and California was based on preliminary geodetic work by Lieutenant Joseph Christmas Ives. Ives determined the Colorado River end of the proposed oblique California-Nevada boundary. Von Schmidt calculated and ran the first complete survey of the boundary. His solar observations erred slightly - - the actual line now being ? mile to the north.
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| HM Number | HMJN6 |
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| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 188 |
| Year Placed | 1974 |
| Placed By | Needles Chapter San Bernadino County Museum Association and California, Arizona and Nevada Development Association "Can Do" |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Tuesday, September 30th, 2014 at 7:10pm PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 11S E 713346 N 3877121 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 35.01425000, -114.66181667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 35° 0.855', W 114° 39.709' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 35° 0' 51.30" N, 114° 39' 42.54" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 760 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 181 Needles Hwy, Needles CA 92363, US |
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