Beginning Point of the U. S. Public Land Survey

Beginning Point of the U. S. Public Land Survey (HMMHP)

Location: East Liverpool, OH 43920 Columbiana County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 38.561', W 80° 31.14'

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West Side:
Ohio
1112 feet South of this spot was the "Point of beginning" for surveying the public lands of the United States. There, on September 30, 1785, Thomas Hutchins, first Geographer of the United States, began the Geographers Line of the Seven Ranges. This inscription was dedicated September 30, 1960 in joint action of the East Liverpool Historical Society and the American Congress of Surveying and Mapping

East Side:
Pennsylvania
"Erected in 1881 by a joint commission appointed by the states of Pennsylvania and Ohio to re-survey, and re-mark the boundary line as established in 1786."In 1966 the "Point of Beginning" monument was approved by the Department of the Interior of the United States Government and dedicated with appropriate ceremony by Jerry O'Callahan, the Chief of the Geodetic Survey, as a Registered National Historic Landmark. A plaque on its north face records its new status under the National Park Service.
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Year Placed1960
Placed ByEast Liverpool Historical Society and the American Congress of Surveying and Mapping
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Date Added Sunday, October 5th, 2014 at 11:12am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 540670 N 4499203
Decimal Degrees40.64268333, -80.51900000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 38.561', W 80° 31.14'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 38' 33.66" N, 80° 31' 8.40" W
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Area Code(s)330, 234
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2222 Harvey Ave, East Liverpool OH 43920, US
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