§ 2 — Connecticut boundary line

§ 2. Connecticut boundary line. The boundary line between the states\nof New York and Connecticut is as follows:\n Commencing at a granite monument (No. 1), at the northwest corner of\nthe state of Connecticut, marking the corner of Massachusetts, New York\nand Connecticut, in latitude 42Á 02' 58" .427 and longitude 73Á 29' 15"\n.959; thence south 2Á 42' 30" west 30,569 feet to a granite monument\n(No. 12) 470 feet south of the Bird Hill road between Millerton and Ore\nHill in latitude 41Á 57' 56" .772 and longitude 73Á 29' 35" .078; thence\nsouth 3Á 53' 44" west 15,846 feet to a monument (No. 18) in the south\nside of the highway from Millerton to Sharon along the north shore of\nIndian Pond in latitude 41Á 55' 20" .586 and longitude 73Á 29' 49" .318;\nthence south 2Á 47' 51" west 10,681 feet to a monument (No. 21) on the\nCliff North of Webatuck creek in latitude 41Á 53' 35" .190 and longitude\n73Á 29' 56" .210; thence south 4Á 39' 01" west 10,683 feet to a monument\n(No. 24) in the rear of R. E. Randall's house on the east road from\nSharon Valley to Leedsville in latitude 41Á 51' 49" .995 and longitude\n73Á 30' 07" .652; thence south 3Á 49' 10" west 26,405 feet to a monument\n(No. 32) on the westerly slope of a rocky hillside at the corner of the\ntowns of Sharon and Kent in latitude 41Á 47' 29" .709 and longitude 73Á\n30' 30" .871; thence south 3Á 52' 35" west 10,457 feet to a monument\n(No. 35) on the shoulder of a mountain northeast of Bog Hollow, in\nlatitude 41Á 45' 46" .637 and longitude 73Á 30' 40" .199; thence south\n3Á 06' 18" west 16,045 feet to a monument (No. 41) at the easterly edge\nof a large pasture north of Preston mountain, known as the Chapel lots,\nin latitude 41Á 43' 08" .354 and longitude 73Á 30' 51" .658; thence\nsouth 3Á 57' 03" west 10,657 feet to a monument (No. 45) at the\nsoutherly end of Schaghticoke mountain in latitude 41Á 41' 23" .320 and\nlongitude 73Á 31' 01" .335; thence south 2Á 41' 41" west 10,534 feet to\na monument (No. 48) on the northwesterly slope of Ten-Mile hill in\nlatitude 41Á 39' 39" .359 and longitude 73Á 31' 07" .860; thence south\n3Á 31' 33" west 21,140 feet to a monument (No. 55) at the northerly end\nof a rocky hill about a mile south of the northeast corner of the town\nof Pawling, New York, in latitude 41Á 36' 10" .894 and longitude 73Á 31'\n24" .972; thence south 4Á 24' 52" west 10,785 feet to a monument (No.\n59) in a field east of a right angle in the road from Quaker Hill to\nSherman in latitude 41Á 34' 24" .659 and longitude 73Á 31' 35" .893;\nthence south 3Á 52' 52" west 10,520 feet to a monument (No. 64) on a\nledge falling southwest to a brook in the southwestern part of the town\nof Sherman in latitude 41Á 32' 40" .963 and longitude 73Á 31' 45" .257;\nthence south 4Á 28' 48" west 10,410 feet to a monument (No. 68) on\nCranberry mountain in latitude 41Á 30' 58" .424 and longitude 73Á 31'\n55" .946; thence south 2Á 24' 38" west 10,617 feet to a monument (No.\n72) on the northerly slope of a hill a mile south of Haviland Hollow in\nlatitude 41Á 29' 13" .627 and longitude 73Á 32' 01" .813; thence south\n3Á 03' 12" west 20,731 feet to a monument (No. 80) in a mowed field\nsoutheast of an angle in the road from Brewster to Ball pond in latitude\n41Á 25' 49" .108 and longitude 73Á 32' 16" .309; thence south 4Á 53' 12"\nwest 10,279 feet to a monument (No. 84) on the northerly side of a\nrocky summit northwest of Mill Plain in latitude 41Á 24' 07" .915 and\nlongitude 73Á 32' 27" .798; thence south 2Á 45' 48" west 10,527 feet to\na monument (No. 89) in a swampy pasture south of a right angle in a back\nroad which runs along the line between the towns of Danbury and\nRidgefield in latitude 41Á 22' 24" .030 and longitude 73Á 32' 34" .456;\nthence south 4Á 36' 39" west 10,878 feet to a monument (No. 91) in a\nswamp near Mopus brook in latitude 41Á 20' 36" .900 and longitude 73Á\n32' 45" .920; thence south 4Á 12' 16" west 10,493 feet to a monument\n(No. 96) south of a ledge on Titicus mountain in latitude 41Á 18' 53"\n.507 and longitude 73Á 32' 56" .001; thence south 6Á 32' 21" west 7,214\nfeet to a monument (No. 98) known as the Ridgefield angle on a steep\nside hill sloping toward South pond in latitude 41Á 17' 42" .690 and\nlongitude 73Á 33' 06" .764; thence south 32Á 46' 06" east 14,109 feet to\na monument (No. 103) in a swamp near a small brook in latitude 41Á 15'\n45" .460 and longitude 73Á 31' 26" .775; thence south 32Á 41' 46" east\n10,443 feet to a monument (No. 106) at the westerly side of a rocky\nridge near the southwest corner of Ridgefield in latitude 41Á 14' 18"\n.626 and longitude 73Á 30' 12" .940; thence south 32Á 02' 28" east\n11,047 feet to a monument (No. 109) known as the Wilton angle in\nwoodland northwest of Bald Hill in latitude 41Á 12' 46" .101 and\nlongitude 73Á 28' 56" .263; thence south 59Á 59' 58" west 9,588 feet to\na monument (No. 112) on the south side of a short cross road leading\nwest from the Vista road in latitude 41Á 11' 58" .721 and longitude 73Á\n30' 44" .877; thence south 57Á 58' 49" west 6,002 feet to a monument\n(No. 115) on the northeasterly slope of a low, wooded hill one-half mile\nwest of Mud pond and northeast of Sellick's Corners in latitude 41Á 11'\n27" .272 and longitude 73Á 31' 51" .438; thence south 59Á 09' 58" west\n15,983 feet to a monument (No. 120) on the summit of a rocky ridge half\nway between two large swamps, northeast of long ridge in latitude 41Á\n10' 06" .294 and longitude 73Á 34' 50" .871; thence south 58Á 56' 22"\nwest 21,193 feet to a monument (No. 127) in level woodland west of a low\nhill west of Banksville in latitude 41Á 08' 18" .189 and longitude 73Á\n38' 48" .129; thence south 58Á 32' 47" west 26,355 feet to a rough\ngranite monument (No. 140) known as the Duke's Trees angle, set in\nconcrete with its top below the roadway called King street in latitude\n41Á 06' 02" .205 and longitude 73Á 43' 41" .778; thence south 31Á 29'\n41" east 11,440 feet to a monument (No. 148) 300 feet north of the road\nleading west from King street south of Rye lake in latitude 41Á 04' 25"\n.814 and longitude 73Á 42' 23" .747; thence south 32Á 10' 57" east\n14,975 feet to a monument (No. 153) at the east side of King street\n1,000 feet north of Ridge street in latitude 41Á 02' 20" .570 and\nlongitude 73Á 40' 39" .666; thence south 32Á 07' 30" east 11,461 feet to\na granite monument (No. 158) set at the north side of Byram bridge in a\nconcrete pier on a granite ledge known since 1684 as the Great Stone at\nthe wading place in latitude 41Á 00' 44" .662 and longitude 73Á 39' 20"\n.172; thence south 9Á 53' 43" west 835 feet to a brass bolt and plate\n(No. 159) set in the top of a large boulder in Byram river in latitude\n41Á 00' 36" .535 and longitude 73Á 39' 22" .044; thence south 18Á 56'\n41" west 3,735 feet to angle No. 161 in Byram river in latitude 41Á 00'\n1" .626 and longitude 73Á 39' 37" .863, this tangent being produced and\nreferenced on the shore by a brass bolt and plate leaded into the rock\non a steep hill; thence south 12Á 57' 02" east 965 feet to angle No. 162\nin Byram river in latitude 40Á 59' 52" .335 and longitude 73Á 39' 35"\n.044, the line being produced and referenced by a bolt and plate in the\nrock on a hill east of the river; thence south 5Á 14' 08" west 950 feet\nto angle No. 163 in Byram river in latitude 40Á 59' 42" .995 and\nlongitude 73Á 39' 36" .173, the line being produced and referenced by a\nbolt and plate in the ledge on the west shore of the river; thence south\n9Á 10' 19" east 692 feet to angle No. 164 in Byram river in latitude 40Á\n59' 36" .249 and longitude 73Á 39' 34" .736, the line being produced and\nreferenced by a bolt and plate in the shore; thence south 34Á 35' 04"\neast 684 feet to angle No. 165 in Byram river in latitude 40Á 59' 30"\n.682 and longitude 73Á 39' 29" .671, both ends of this and the three\nsubsequent tangents being produced and referenced by brass bolts and\nplates set in the ledge on the shore of the river; thence south 26Á 00'\n02" east 229 feet to angle No. 166 in latitude 40Á 59' 28" .646 and\nlongitude 73Á 39' 28" .360; thence south 5Á 26' 38" west 402 feet to\nangle No. 167 in latitude 40Á 59' 24" .694 and longitude 73Á 39' 28"\n.857; thence south 50Á 49' 51" west 815 feet to angle No. 168 in\nlatitude 40Á 59' 19" .608 and longitude 73Á 39' 37" .096; thence south\n30Á 01' 41" east 1,924 feet to angle No. 169, a point in the center of\nthe channel in line with the breakwater at Lyon's or Byram point in\nlatitude 40Á 59' 03" .152 and longitude 73Á 39' 24" .546, the northerly\nend of this tangent being produced back and referenced by a brass bolt\nand plate in the ledge overlooking the harbor; thence south 45Á east\n17,160 feet or three and one-quarter miles to angle No. 170 in latitude\n40Á 57' 03" .228 and longitude 73Á 36' 46" .418, the first angle point\nin Long Island sound described by the joint commissioners of New York\nand Connecticut by a memorandum of agreement dated December eighth,\neighteen hundred and seventy-nine; thence in a straight line (the arc of\na great circle) north 74Á 32' 32" east 434,394 feet to a point (No. 171)\nin latitude 41Á 15' 31" .321 and longitude 72Á 05' 24" .685, four\nstatute miles true south of New London lighthouse; thence north 58Á 58'\n43" east 22,604 feet to a point (No. 172) in latitude 41Á 17' 26" .341\nand longitude 72Á 01' 10" .937, marked on the United States coast survey\nchart of Fisher's Island sound annexed to said memorandum,--- which\npoint is on the long east 3/4 north sailing course drawn on said map\n1,000 feet true north from the Hammock or North Dumpling lighthouse;\nthence following said east 3/4 north sailing course north 73Á 37' 42"\neast 25,717 feet to a point (No. 173) in latitude 41Á 18' 37" .835 and\nlongitude 71Á 55' 47" .626, marked No. 2 on said map; thence south 70Á\n07' 26" east 6,424 feet toward a point marked No. 3 on said map until\nsaid line intersects the westerly boundary of Rhode Island at a point\n(No. 174) in latitude 41Á 18' 16" .249 and longitude 71Á 54' 28" .477 as\ndetermined by the joint commissioners of Connecticut and Rhode Island by\na memorandum of agreement dated March twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and\neighty-seven.\n The geodetic positions given in this description are based on Clark's\nspheroid of eighteen hundred and sixty-six and the astronomical data\nadopted by the United States coast and geodetic survey in eighteen\nhundred and eighty and are computed from data given in appendix number\neight to the report of the said survey for eighteen hundred and\neighty-eight, entitled "Geographical Positions in the State of\nConnecticut."\n The boundary line hereinbefore described and determined which has been\nlocated and defined as, and in the manner, provided by section eight of\nthis chapter is fully and accurately laid down on duplicate maps, one\ncopy of which has been deposited with the secretary of state of the\nstate of New York and the other copy thereof with the secretary of state\nof the state of Connecticut.\n Nothing herein contained shall be construed to affect any existing\ntitles to property, corporeal or incorporeal, held under grants\nheretofore made by either of said states, nor to affect existing rights\nwhich said states or either of them or which the citizens of either of\nsaid states may have by grant, letters-patent or prescription of fishing\nin the waters of said sound, whether for shell or floating fish\nirrespective of the boundary line hereby established, it not being the\npurpose hereof to define, limit or interfere with any such right, rights\nor privileges whatever the same may be.\n The governor is authorized and requested to transmit a copy of this\nact to the governor of the state of Connecticut, and upon receiving\nacknowledgment of its receipt by the state of Connecticut the governor\nof this state shall cause such acknowledgment to be filed in the office\nof the secretary of state.\n The governor of this state is authorized in concurrence with the\ngovernor of the state of Connecticut to communicate to congress the\naction of the two states on this subject and to request the approval of\ncongress of the boundaries thus established and monumented.\n