Inscription
Late in 1831, when Wisconsin was still in Michigan Territory, Lucius Lyon, U. S. Commissioner on the survey of the northern boundary of the State of Illinois, set a post and erected a mound of earth 6 feet square at the base and 6 feet high, at a point 1/2 mile east of here to mark the intersection of that boundary and the 4th Principal Meridian. The Wisconsin public land surveys were begun here in 1832 and were completed "up north" in 1867. Lyon surveyed 16 townships in S. W. Wisconsin in 1832-33, which opened this Territory for settlement. In 1833 Michigan Territory honored this veteran surveyor by electing him their Delegate to Congress. The post and mound he erected at this point were obliterated by fence and power line construction long ago, but the point is now preserved by a new concrete surveyor's monument. Every section corner monument in the state; the boundaries of each county, city, village, township, farm and lot; the position of roads, lakes and streams, all were surveyed and mapped from this Point of Beginning.
Details
| HM Number | HMQ48 |
|---|---|
| Series | This marker is part of the Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society series |
| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 172 |
| Year Placed | 1979 |
| Marker Condition |   9 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Monday, September 29th, 2014 at 10:47am PDT -07:00 |
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Photo Credits: [1] BRIAN HUBEN
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15T E 710608 N 4709345 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 42.50781667, -90.43655000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 42° 30.469', W 90° 26.193' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 42° 30' 28.14" N, 90° 26' 11.58" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 608 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 100-148 Wisconsin 80 Trunk, Hazel Green WI 53811, US |
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