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EGAD !!
"Recently, data from the Global Positioning System has indicated that the 37th Parallel is still off by 365 feet"
http://www.alamosanews.com/v2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=74&story_id=17522
Shall we all move our chairs to the "correct" place ?
Cheers,
TNAI
Posted : August 3, 2010 1:33 pm
Hope this doesn't get publicized like the 4 corners thing.
Monuments over measurements. In this case, I think it is 1925 Supreme Court monuments.
Posted : August 3, 2010 2:09 pm
adverse possession - file an affidavit
Posted : August 3, 2010 3:05 pm
Hey, it's the 37th Parallel, not the 37°00'00.0" Parallel.
Posted : August 3, 2010 4:10 pm
Besides GPS may not exactly match 19th century methods due to datum and other issues.
Posted : August 3, 2010 9:02 pm