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December 6, 1894
The Republican
Oakland, Garrett County, Maryland
What is this article about?
Surveyors from Maryland and West Virginia completed the Western Maryland boundary line on Tuesday evening last week, starting from the Fairfax Stone and running north to Pennsylvania, with a noted deviation from the Michler line.
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The Western Maryland Boundary.
On Tuesday evening of last week
the surveyors of the States of Mary-
land and West Virginia completed
the survey of the Western Maryland
line. The gentlemen making the
survey were Mr. John Harned and
Mr. Julius Monroe, surveyors for
Maryland and West Virginia re-
spectively. The other gentlemen
engaged in the work were Messrs.
Homer Rayenscraft and George
McGee, chainmen: Louis Lantz and
James Watson, axemen; Abraham
Bosley, flagman, and Camden
Lantz, commissary.
The surveyors began running the
line from the Fairfax Stone on the
south and ran a line due north to
the Pennsylvania line. At the first
monument planted on the Michler
line the new line ran east of said
monument 11 7-10 rods, and at the
On Tuesday evening of last week
the surveyors of the States of Mary-
land and West Virginia completed
the survey of the Western Maryland
line. The gentlemen making the
survey were Mr. John Harned and
Mr. Julius Monroe, surveyors for
Maryland and West Virginia re-
spectively. The other gentlemen
engaged in the work were Messrs.
Homer Rayenscraft and George
McGee, chainmen: Louis Lantz and
James Watson, axemen; Abraham
Bosley, flagman, and Camden
Lantz, commissary.
The surveyors began running the
line from the Fairfax Stone on the
south and ran a line due north to
the Pennsylvania line. At the first
monument planted on the Michler
line the new line ran east of said
monument 11 7-10 rods, and at the
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Exploration
What keywords are associated?
Boundary Survey
Maryland West Virginia
Fairfax Stone
Pennsylvania Line
What entities or persons were involved?
John Harned
Julius Monroe
Homer Rayenscraft
George Mcgee
Louis Lantz
James Watson
Abraham Bosley
Camden Lantz
Where did it happen?
Western Maryland Boundary, From Fairfax Stone To Pennsylvania Line
Story Details
Key Persons
John Harned
Julius Monroe
Homer Rayenscraft
George Mcgee
Louis Lantz
James Watson
Abraham Bosley
Camden Lantz
Location
Western Maryland Boundary, From Fairfax Stone To Pennsylvania Line
Event Date
Tuesday Evening Of Last Week
Story Details
Surveyors John Harned and Julius Monroe, with assistants, completed the survey of the Western Maryland line running due north from the Fairfax Stone to the Pennsylvania line, deviating east of the Michler line monument by 11 7-10 rods at the first point.