My husband took these pics today at one of his clients houses, he knew I would want to see this! It is an old county line marker, between Baltimore County and Frederick County. What makes it even more special is that this line no longer exists, as Carroll County was created from parts of Baltimore County and Frederick County Maryland in 1837.
One side is marked FC the other BC. Made my day!
Good thing someone set a rebar on the correct line. Otherwise, someone might be fooled into thinking that the stone actually marks the line.
That is cool.
And, well ironic.
Finding an old, and apparently original, and well preserved monument on a line that once existed, but now longer legally exists. What a refreshing change from finding shiney new monuments on lines that have never legally existed, but now only exist in the surveyors imagination.
Really cool find, thanks for sharing a piece of history.
No tag on the rebar, wouldn't be surprised if the surveyor accepted the stone. That is neat to see.
very cool
Nice!
The rebar keeps the stone from falling over;-)
Being set on a county line, that stone must have some significant value over and above marking an abandoned county line. Must be many deeds in the record referencing that line, that no longer divides counties, but divides ownership of lands whose descriptions call for that line in the records. Anyway good find and good that is well preserved.
jud
Yes, I am sure it is called for in many deeds, gonna go check now since I am done working for the day!
Iron Intentions
Okay, that clears it up, Julie. The name of the tract was "Iron Intention". Obviously the parties originally intended iron, not stone. It only took about a 100 years for their intentions to be realized. :>
Iron Intentions
> Okay, that clears it up, Julie. The name of the tract was "Iron Intention". Obviously the parties originally intended iron, not stone. It only took about a 100 years for their intentions to be realized. :>
Yeah, not really sure about that rebar unless it was set so that if the grass grows the land owner could find it with a metal detector. The land has been divided and reconfigured since the 1875 deed, and I am pretty sure the old county stone is not on an exterior boundary line any more.