Four-year quest to find Michigan-Indiana border pays off Save Email Print
Posted: 9:09 AM Apr 8, 2008
Last Updated: 9:09 AM Apr 8, 2008
Reporter: The Associated Press

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Indiana's northeast corner is marked once again.

Last week, engineers and surveyors mapping the state line from Lake Michigan east found the exact spot where Indiana and Michigan converge. But it wasn't easy: The effort took three tries over nearly four years.

The boundary originally was marked with a white oak post in 1827. But the post had rotted away.

Four trees that another engineer had used to mark the spot in the early 1900s also were gone, leaving surveyors only rough markings to go by.

Jack Owens, who leads the mapping group, tells the Hillsdale Daily News those markings provided the clues surveyors needed.

They found the remnants of the original oak post buried about 15 inches below ground and replaced it with a concrete marker they hope will last for centuries.

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Posted by: ron Location: mishawaka on Apr 9, 2008 at 09:39 PM
Hoorah!Now lets put a border fence, to keep unwanted people from Michigan......LOL

Posted by: M Location: V on Apr 9, 2008 at 12:35 PM
Are they still going to call it Michiana now that they found the line? And, do I still live in Michigan?

Posted by: Pamela Location: Michigan on Apr 9, 2008 at 03:12 AM
Wonder how much of our tax dollars were wasted on this.

Posted by: Mitch Location: Mishawaka on Apr 8, 2008 at 10:30 PM
Oh Bob...leave it to you to complain about even a nice story on here. This is fun good information for a change. Refreshing.

Posted by: Connie Location: South BEnd on Apr 8, 2008 at 03:53 PM
It was never LOST! My husband found the USGS surveyors benchmark for that cornerusing his GPS last Memorial Day weekend! I have tried to contact, via e-mail, the newspaper and the state surveyors to show them the pictures we have of the "lost" benchmark, but they wont reply to us!

Posted by: Bob Location: Indiana on Apr 8, 2008 at 10:08 AM
And the question was??? Most land is sold at 'more of less' (MOL) so unless a chest of treasure was involved, why is this such a news event?

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