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- IDNO:
- 040767
- Title:
- William Brown and Samuel Garnett at Site of New Marker on W. Va. and Md. Line
- Date:
- 1911
- Description:
- Far left: Samuel Garnett (U.S. geological surveyor), Second from left: William McColloh Brown (Maryland commissioner). Worker sits atop mold for a new marker.
- IDNO:
- 040768
- Title:
- Crew Mixing Together Concrete For New Marker at T-Intersection with Mason Dixon Line
- Date:
- 1911/08/21
- Description:
- Tri-state corner of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Maryland at meeting of Mason-Dixon line (East and West) and Deakins Line (North and South). This is Marker #34, the last monument and the northern-most point on the Deakins line. Far left side: Samuel Garnett (U.S. geological surveyer).
- IDNO:
- 040770
- Title:
- Campsite Along W. Va. and Md. Borderline in Snowy Conditions
- Date:
- 1911/12/04
- Description:
- Outhouse pictured in back/middle. Group encountered harsh weather conditions while marking boundary.
- IDNO:
- 040771
- Title:
- Small Marker Along Deakins Line, Boundary of West Virginia and Maryland
- Date:
- 1911/07/12
- Description:
- Smaller, alternative marker that the surveyors would use as well as larger numbered ones.
- IDNO:
- 040772
- Title:
- Casting Process of Letters and Numbers For Monuments Place on West Virginia and Maryland Boundary Line
- Date:
- 1911/08/20
- IDNO:
- 040773
- Title:
- Waiting For a Hair Cut
- Description:
- U.S. geological surveyer, Samuel Garnett, who was hired to mark the north-south state boundary of West Virginia and Maryland gets his hair cut while others await their turn.
- IDNO:
- 040774
- Title:
- Breaking Ground For New Boundary Marker
- Date:
- 1911/08/21
- Description:
- Workers dig the hole for new site of boundary marker along north-south boundary of West Virginia and Maryland. Far left: Samuel Garnett, U.S. geological surveyer looks on. As does William McCulloh Brown, Maryland commissioner (back middle).
- IDNO:
- 040775
- Title:
- Wooden Molds For Two Different Size Boundary Markers
- Date:
- 1911/08/20
- Description:
- Two different sized wooden molds for markers used to designate the north-south boundary of West Virginia and Maryland.
- IDNO:
- 040776
- Title:
- Dinner on the Mason Dixon Line
- Description:
- Expedition crew marking north-south boundary of West Virginia and Maryland take a break to eat dinner on the Mason Dixon line. (Standing up on right) Samuel Garnett, U.S. geological surveyer.
- IDNO:
- 040777
- Title:
- Old Stone Monument on Mason Dixon Line at State Boundary
- Date:
- 1911/08/21
- Description:
- Member of surveying expedition team stands next to the old stone monument marker on the Mason Dixon Line where the state boundary lines of West Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania T-intersect.
- IDNO:
- 040778
- Title:
- Finishing Touches of Marker 34 on Mason Dixon Line
- Date:
- 1911/08/21
- Description:
- Last marker, furthest point north on Deakins line. Intersects the states of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Maryland.
- IDNO:
- 040779
- Title:
- Survey Team Member Stands In a Tent
- Date:
- 1911/08/20
- Description:
- Member of survey expedition team hired to mark north-south boundary of West Virginia and Maryland stands outside of one of their tents in camp.
