Massachusetts - New Hampshire - Vermont Tri-state
| Coordinates (NAD27) |
N42º43'36.6" W72º27'31.8" |
| UTM Coordinates (NAD27) |
18T 708053 4733398 |
| UTM Coordinates (WGS84) |
18T 708047 4733612 |
| Elevation |
190 feet (57.9 meters) |
Description
The
tri-state monument originally stood on the west bank of the Connecticut River. It is described as a pyramid-topped granite monument bearing
the names of the states on its top faces and having a copper bolt in its apex. A dam was later constructed downstream, raising the water
level and burying the monument under six feet of sand and silt. In 1970 the water level was lowered for dam repairs. Local residents
Ernest Murray, Paul Murray, and Willis Parker unearthed the monument temporarily. A small witness monument was erected 11 meters west of
the buried monument. A news story and photo appeared in the February 21, 1970 edition of the Greenfield Recorder. A large witness monument
stands on Murray's lawn atop a high bank 582 feet west of the buried monument . In August 1998 I (Brian Butler), Gregg Butler, and Mike
Donner found the monument by probing with a thin metal rod and attempted to dig it up, but the hole filled with water and silt too fast. We
secured a large piece of driftwood in the hole over the monument.
Photos (click to enlarge)
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Brian Butler, Mike Donner, and Gregg Butler (left to
right) at the presumed tri-point after erecting a piece of driftwood over the buried monument.
Photo by Gregg Butler |
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Gregg Butler filling in the hole above the buried tri-state
monument.
Photo by Brian J. Butler |
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Inscription side of witness monument 582 feet from the buried
riverside tri-state monument.
Photo by Brian J. Butler |
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Massachusetts side of the large witness monument.
Photo by Brian
J. Butler |
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New Hampshire side of the large witness monument.
Photo by Brian J.
Butler |
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Vermont side of the large witness monument.
Photo by Brian J. Butler |
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Small witness post 11 meters west of the buried tri-state
monument.
Photo by Gregg Butler |
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