Fike's Mountain (South Brow). A small monument on South Brow of Fike's Mountain, 2 miles northeast of Cranesville. It can be reached by a rough road through the woods. Monument No. 24. On summit of Fike's Mountain 214 miles northeast of Cranesville, West Virginia. It can be reached by a rough trail through the woods from a wagon road which crosses the mountain 1/2 mile west of Monument. The summit of the mountain is comparatively flat and no distant large monuments can be seen. The small monument on the south brow is visible as well as small monument on north brow. Latitude 39° 34' 49.21" Longitude 79° 28′ 43.23′′ Fike's Mountain (North Brow). A small monument on the north brow of Fike's Mountain, 1041.56 feet northward from Monument No. 24. It is 22 miles northeast of Cranesville nad 1⁄2 mile northeast of county road, which crosses Fike's Mountain 3/4 mile west of this point. Monument No. 25. On a timbered flat ridge north of White Rock Run near southeast corner of John A. Reckard's land and 1⁄2 mile south of his house. It is in the woods 100 yards from private road from the Cranesville road to Reckard's house. Latitude 39° 36′ 06.30" Longitude 79° 28' 42.51" Reckard Road. A small monument 30 feet south of a second class road through the woods near house of John A. Reckard about 6 miles west of Friendsville, Maryland. Herbert Friend's Ridge. A small monument on summit of flat ridge partly covered with timber and brush, owned by Herbert Friend, and is 1 mile southeast of his house. It is 6 miles southwest of Friendsville. 225 U. S. Final Decree. Monument No. 26. On north side of county road from Keeler Glade to Friendsville and is 5 miles southwest of latter place. It is on land of Sherman Friend, about 100 yards northeast of his house. Latitude 39° 37' 47.35". Longitude 79° 28′ 41.57". Sherman Friend's Hill. A small monument on summit of a flat cleared hill, owned by Sherman Friend, who lives 300 yards to southwest. It is 5 miles southwest of Friendsville, Maryland. Melville Friend's Hill. A small monument on summit of flat cleared hill owned by Melville G. Friend, who lives 51/2 miles west of Friendsville, Maryland, and 300 yards west of monument. A road crosses the hill 200 yards west of monument, and another is at foot of hill 300 yards to north of it. Monument No. 27. On north side of county road near Mrs. Marshall Friend's house, about 5 miles west of Friendsville, Maryland. It is on south edge of a cleared field bordering the county road and is on south property line of Mrs. Marshall Friend. It is in the Henry Deal surveys. The monument stands diagonally as boundary line has offset to east. Latitude 39° 38' 32.37. Longitude 79° 28′ 41.16". Monument No. 28. This monument is 347.3 feet eastward from Monument No. 27, and the same description applies to it. It also stands diagonally as boundary line here turns northward. Latitude 39° 38′ 32.40". Longitude 79° 28′ 36.72". Monument No. 29. Is north of a wagon road through land of Jere Teets, and is about 11⁄2 mile southeast of his house, and 5 miles west of Friendsville, Maryland. Latitude 39° 38′ 58.92". Longitude 79° 28′ 36.92". A small monument on a flat cultivated ridge sloping to the east, owned by Jere Teets, and is 150 yards east of his house, which is 5 miles west of Friendsville, Maryland. It is a few feet north of an east-west private road. L. Dedrick's Ridge. A small monument on a flat, cleared ridge, owned by L. Dedrick. It can be reached from county road on the west by leaving that road near Chestnut Avenue Church and going eastward past house of Joshua Fike. Monument No. 30. On summit of Evans Hill, 1 mile west of Fearer Postoffice, Maryland, and 150 yards south of the county road from Fearer to Chestnut Avenue Church. The monument is on cultivated land owned by Hosea Thomas, who lives 200 yards to the west. Latitude 39° 40′ 15.92". Longitude 79° 28′ 37.50". Monument No. 31. On north side of county road from Friendsville, Md., to Hazelton, West Va., and is 1 mile west of Fearer, Md. It is 100 yards west of house of A. J. Thomas and on line dividing his property from that of Hosea Thomas. Latitude 39° 40′ 26.10". Longitude 79° 28′ 37.58". Monument No. 32. Is 1⁄2 mile southeast of house of Geo. W. Vansickle, and is nearly the same distance southwest of W. M. Fike's house, and about 5 miles west of Selbysport, Maryland. The monument stands in place of a large Spanish Oak tree, which was removed during the survey in 1911. This tree was corner of property of John Van Vansickle, George W. Vansickle, on the west, and in a line of W. Marshall Fike on the east. The land is cleared and the boundary line makes a slight deflection angle to the east. The monument is marked "Span Oak" in addition to other inscriptions. Latitude 39° 41' 14.28". Longitude 79° 28′ 37.94". 225 U.S. Final Decree. F. T. Fike's Ridge. A small monument in a field owned by F. T. Fike 200 yards east of a road leading from George Vansickle's place to Selbysport, Maryland. Monument No. 33. On north side of county road leading towards Selbysport, Maryland, and is about 5 miles west of that place. It is on line between cleared land owned by James McDermott and Isaiah Umble. Latitude 39° 42′ 06.58". Longitude 79° 28′ 37.84′′. Thomas' Ridge. A small monument on cleared flat ridge owned by M. M. Thomas on the west and by Joseph Thomas on the east. It is 300 yards northwest of house of Joseph Thomas and 1⁄2 mile south of Pennsylvania State Line. Monument No. 34. At the intersection of the Md.-W. Va. boundary line from the south with the Pennsylvania state line. It is 2 miles southwest of Markleysburg, Pennsylvania, 14 mile east of point where the pike to that place crosses the Penna. line, and 1/4 mile northeast of house of M. M. Thomas. It is 1051 feet westward from the Mason & Dixon mound in which a stone monument marked, "55.2 M 1885," was set by survey made in 1885 by the states of Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Monument 34 is 40 feet south of oil pipe line, which runs through Pennsylvania near its southern boundary, and is 1/4 mile west of a metal gate house of this pipe line. It is in the straight line between Monuments of 1885 numbered 55.2 M and 54.2 M; the latter being 4276 feet to the westward and in center of a Mason & Dixon mound. The land south of Monument No. 34 is owned by M. M. Thomas. The monument sets square and is marked the same as others, excepting that on the north face are the letters PA above the date 1910. Latitude 39° 43′ 15.88". Longitude 79° 28′ 37.72′′ |