Recovered this stone yesterday that was set on August 14, 1857. It was in a low area where a creek overflows, so it was nearly 5 feet deep. The landowner was very interested and used his bobcat to remove some of the brush at the corner location. The stone was correctly oriented east-west being at the N 1/4 of Section 34. I measured the stone 14x10x6 compared to the GLO notes stating 15x13x5.
Great find! How on earth did you locate it? I see there is a fence line. Were there any BT's or stumps?
The stone looks like quartzite or something of that sort. Judging by the terrain, it couldn't have been found nearby, so it must have been hauled in from some distance away.
I think I see something near the top of the stone.
When I zoom it gets fuzzy.
Do you consider it a marked stone?
Nice find!
Looks like a dim 1/4 on the face, but may be only some of the natural indentations or marks.
I can see at least two marks on it;-)
That is great surveying J...like others " How'd you get close to find it?
I know how you found it... you dug a hole 😉
Why is there so much dirt on top of it is the real question?? deep in the ground? did they dig holes to hide rocks 3' in the ground?
It had been found in 1937 by the Nebraska state surveyor, so we had good record distances. The stone was commonly called in the GLO notes as a "red flint", but it is actually a pink quartzite. These stones were brought in by the glaciers in southeast Nebraska, so were field stones for the surveyors to use as monuments. If you go 30 miles west, there are no more stones to be found and everything was a stake, pits and mound.
> I know how you found it... you dug a hole 😉
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> Why is there so much dirt on top of it is the real question?? deep in the ground? did they dig holes to hide rocks 3' in the ground?
I've seen creeks in Nebraska dump .5' of silt during a big event; a lot of those have happened in the last 155 years.
I can remember digging 4' holes along the Missouri, looking for USGS mons....
Cheers,
Radar