Ellicott's Stone
Ellicott Stone | |
 The south side of the stone. It reads: Dominio De S.M. Carlos IV, Lat. 31, 1799. | |
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| Nearest city | Bucks, Alabama |
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| Coordinates | 30°59′52.11″N 88°01′21.06″W / 30.9978083°N 88.0225167°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1799 |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000359[1][2] |
| Added to NRHP | April 11, 1973 |
Ellicott's Stone, also known as the Ellicott Stone, is a
It is the only known stone monument set by Ellicott when he surveyed the
Ellicott's Stone is the initial point for all United States
The marker stone is located east of U.S. Route 43 in Ellicott Stone Historical Park, about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Bucks, Alabama.[2][5][8] The park was established in 1917.[5] It is now near the James M. Barry Electric Generating Plant, west of the Mobile River.[8]
Description
The stone marker, a ferruginous sandstone block about two feet high and eight inches (203 mm) thick, is near the west bank of the Mobile River. On the northern side of the stone is an inscription stating "U.S. Lat. 31, 1799." The inscription on the southern side reads "Dominio De S.M. Carlos IV, Lat. 31, 1799." (Dominion of his majesty King Charles IV, Lat. 31, 1799)[6][7]
References
- ^ a b "Ellicott Stone". NPGallery Digital Asset Management System. United States Department of the Interior: National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
- ^ a b c d Floyd, W. Warner, Executive Director, Alabama Historical Commission, Montgomery, Alabama (1972-10-04). "Ellicott Stone". National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form. United States Department of the Interior: National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Ellicott Stone". American Society of Civil Engineers. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- ^ a b c d (1) "Alabama Surveying History". Alabama Society of Professional Land Surveyors. Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
- ^ a b c Hilton, Mark (2013-12-05). ""Ellicott's Stone" marker". HMdb: The Historical Marker Database. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
- ^ a b "Historic Markers: Mobile County". Alabama Department of Archives and History. Archived from the original on 2008-02-07. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
- ^ a b "Mobile: Alabama's Tricentennial City". Alabama Department of Archives and History. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
- ^ Blogspot.
External links
Media related to Ellicott's Stone at Wikimedia Commons
- "St. Stephens Meridian". The Center for Land Use Interpretation. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
- "Surveyor finds old mounds marking 1799 creation of Alabama-Florida border". AL.com. February 1, 2010. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
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