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Marker #1, initial point of boundary line south, set one mile north of the Fairfax Stone on the southbank of the North Branch of the Potomac (headwaters of the North Branch) located at the corner of Tucker County, West Virginia and Garrett County, Maryland.

1. State Boundary Marker Number 1 for West Virginia and Maryland

Located on the north-south meridian called the Deakins Line near Cranesville, W. Va., the describe position of the marker in a report states, "...stands diagonally as the line turns to the east."  Gannett and Monroe were commissioned to survery and map the boundary as well as set markers according to a 1910 decision by the United States Supreme Court which settled the boundary dispute.

2. Samuel Gannett and Julius Monroe With Boundary Marker Number 21 on West Virginia and Maryland State Line

Commissioned along with Julius Monroe to survey and set markers on Deakins Line.

3. Samuel Gannett Standing Atop Log, North-South Boundary of West Virginia and Maryland