§ 3 — Massachusetts boundary line

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§ 3. Massachusetts boundary line. The boundary line between the states\nof New York and Massachusetts is as follows: Beginning at bound one, a\ngranite monument set in ledge on the side of a wooded mountain peak six\nhundred and nine feet east of Ryan bush road, in latitude forty-two\ndegrees two minutes fifty-eight and four hundred and twenty-seven\nthousandths seconds north of the equator, and longitude seventy-three\ndegrees twenty-nine minutes fifteen and nine hundred and fifty-nine\nthousandths seconds west from Greenwich, and marking the northwest\ncorner of Connecticut, a corner of the commonwealth of Massachusetts,\nand a corner of the state of New York; thence on an azimuth of ninety\ndegrees forty-three minutes forty-nine seconds twenty-six hundred and\ntwenty-four feet to bound three, a granite monument set in ledge on the\nsteep westerly slope of a wooded mountain, in latitude forty-two degrees\ntwo minutes fifty-eight and seven hundred and fifty-six thousandths\nseconds and longitude seventy-three degrees twenty-nine minutes and\nfifty and seven hundred and thirty-seven thousandths seconds, at the\nsouthwest corner of Massachusetts, also in the eastern line of New York\nand marking a corner of the towns of Mount Washington in Massachusetts,\nand Ancram and northeast in New York; thence on an azimuth of one\nhundred and sixty-seven degrees eight minutes fifteen seconds, thirteen\nthousand six hundred and forty-nine feet to bound nine, a granite\nmonument set in ledge on the westerly wooded slope of Alandar mountain\nabout a quarter of a mile west of its summit, in latitude forty-two\ndegrees five minutes ten and two hundred and five thousandths seconds\nand longitude seventy-three degrees thirty minutes thirty-one and\nthirty-one thousandths seconds, at the corner of Mount Washington in\nMassachusetts and Copake in New York; thence on an azimuth of one\nhundred and ninety-five degrees twelve minutes twenty-two seconds, two\nhundred forty-nine thousand two hundred and forty-six feet, by the towns\nof Mount Washington, Egremont, Alford, West Stockbridge, Richmond,\nHancock and Williamstown in Massachusetts, and Copake, Hillsdale,\nAusterlitz, Canaan, New Lebanon, Stephentown, Berlin and Petersburg in\nNew York, to bound one hundred and twelve, a granite monument set in\nledge and earth on an open easterly slope about seventy-five feet west\nof a private roadway, in latitude forty-two degrees forty-four minutes\nforty-five and two hundred and one thousandths seconds and longitude\nseventy three degrees fifteen minutes fifty-four and nine hundred and\nfour thousandths seconds, at the northwest corner of Massachusetts, also\nin the east line of New York and in the south line of Vermont, and\nmarking a corner in the boundaries of the towns of Williamstown in\nMassachusetts, Petersburg in New York, and Pownal in Vermont. The term\n"azimuth," as used in this description, is the angle which a line makes\nat its point of beginning with the true meridian, reckoning from the\nsouth around by the west. In addition to the monuments at the ends of\nthe above mentioned straight lines other monuments have been set at the\npoints of intersection of the above described straight lines with\nhighways, railroads and boundary lines of three towns in New York and\nseven towns in Massachusetts; also at mile points, excepting the\ntwenty-second and twenty-third miles, which are unmarked. These\nadditional marks are described as follows: Beginning at the said\nnorthwest corner of Connecticut; thence westerly about six hundred and\nnine feet to a monument on the west side of Ryan Bush road; thence\nwesterly about two thousand and fifteen feet to bound three, at the\nsouthwest corner of Massachusetts previously described; thence\nnorthwesterly about twenty-six hundred and fifty-six feet to a monument\nmarking the first mile point; thence northwesterly about forty-eight\nhundred and fifty-five feet to a monument on the north side of the\nRoberts road; thence northwesterly about three hundred and thirty feet\nto a monument at the corner of Ancram, Copake and Mount Washington;\nthence northwesterly about ninety-five feet to a monument marking the\nsecond mile point; thence northwesterly about fifty-two hundred and\neighty feet to a monument marking the third mile point; thence\nnorthwesterly about four hundred and thirty-three feet to bound nine, on\nAlandar mountain previously described; thence northerly about\nthirty-four hundred and eighty-six feet to a monument at the boundary\nsummit of the Bashbish mountain; thence northerly about thirteen hundred\nand sixty-one feet to a monument marking the fourth mile point; thence\nnortherly about fifty-two hundred and eighty feet to a monument marking\nthe fifth mile point; thence northerly about twelve hundred and nineteen\nfeet to a monument on the north side of the Bashbish road; thence\nnortherly about twenty-five hundred and seventy-six feet to a monument\nat the boundary summit of Cedar mountain; thence northerly about\nfourteen hundred and eighty-five feet to a monument marking the sixth\nmile point; thence northerly about twenty-eight hundred and forty-eight\nfeet to a monument at the boundary summit of Dugway hill; thence\nnortherly about nine hundred and eighty-five feet to a monument on the\nnorth side of the Mount Washington-Hillsdale road; thence northerly\nabout fourteen hundred and forty-seven feet to a monument marking the\nseventh mile point; thence northerly about six hundred and seventy-seven\nfeet to a monument at the boundary summit of Mount Prospect; thence\nnortherly about forty-five hundred and ninety-four feet to a monument at\nthe corner of Copake, Egremont and Mount Washington; thence northerly\nabout nine feet to a monument marking the eighth mile point; thence\nnortherly about nine hundred and seventy feet to a monument at the\nboundary summit of Mount Fray; thence northerly about forty-three\nhundred and ten feet to a monument marking the ninth mile point; thence\nnortherly about fourteen hundred and fifty-nine feet to a monument on\nthe north side of the Hillsdale-South Egremont road; thence northerly\nabout four hundred and seventy-eight feet to a monument at the corner of\nCopake, Egremont and Hillsdale; thence northerly about thirty-three\nhundred and forty-three feet to a monument marking the tenth mile point;\nthence northerly about twenty-seven hundred and eighty-six feet to a\nmonument on the north side of the Hillsdale-North Egremont road; thence\nnortherly about twenty-four hundred and ninety-four feet to a monument\nmarking the eleventh mile point; thence northerly about forty-four\nhundred and eight feet to a monument on the south side of the North\nEgremont-North Hillsdale road; thence northerly about eight hundred and\nseventy-two feet to a monument marking the twelfth mile point; thence\nnortherly about twenty-five hundred and forty-three feet to a monument\nat the corner of Alford, Egremont and Hillsdale; thence northerly about\nthree hundred and seventy-three feet to a monument on the north side of\nthe Whites Hill road; thence northerly about twenty-three hundred and\nsixty-four feet to a monument marking the thirteenth mile point; thence\nnortherly about thirty-eight hundred and ninety-three feet to a monument\non the south side of the Green River-North Egremont road; thence\nnortherly about thirteen hundred and eighty-seven feet to a monument\nmarking the fourteenth mile point; thence northerly about twenty-three\nhundred and five feet to a monument on the north side of the Green\nRiver-Great Barrington road; thence northerly about twenty-five hundred\nand thirty-two feet to a monument on the south side of a road; thence\nnortherly about four hundred and forty-three feet to a monument marking\nthe fifteenth mile point; thence northerly about thirty-five hundred and\ntwenty-seven feet to a monument at a boundary summit; thence northerly\nabout seventeen hundred and fifty-three feet to a monument marking the\nsixteenth mile point; thence northerly about fourteen hundred and\nninety-four feet to a monument on the north side of the Alford-Green\nRiver road; thence northerly about thirty-four hundred and fifty-six\nfeet to a monument on the north side of a road; thence northerly about\nthree hundred and thirty feet to a monument marking the seventeenth mile\npoint; thence northerly about fifty-two hundred and eighty feet to a\nmonument marking the eighteenth mile point; thence northerly about five\nhundred and fifty-three feet to a monument at the corner of Alford,\nAusterlitz and West Stockbridge; thence northerly about forty-seven\nhundred and twenty-seven feet to a monument marking the nineteenth mile\npoint; thence northerly about fifteen hundred and ninety feet to a\nmonument at the boundary summit of Mount Harvey; thence northerly about\nthirty-six hundred and ninety feet to a monument marking the twentieth\nmile point; thence northerly about twenty-nine hundred and two feet to a\nmonument on the south side of the Austerlitz-West Stockbridge south\nroad; thence northerly about three hundred and twenty-seven feet to a\nmonument on the south side of a road; thence northerly about two\nthousand and eight feet to a monument on the south side of the\nAusterlitz-West Stockbridge north road; thence northerly about\nforty-three feet to a monument marking the twenty-first mile point;\nthence northerly about twenty-six hundred and thirty-five feet to a\nmonument on the north side of a road; thence northerly about twenty-four\nhundred and nine feet to a monument on the south side of the Canaan-West\nStockbridge road; thence northerly about one hundred and fifteen feet to\na monument on the Boston and Albany railroad; thence northerly about one\nhundred and sixty-six feet to a monument on the north side of the\nCanaan-Richmond Furnace south road; thence northerly about three hundred\nand ninety-one feet to a monument at the corner of Canaan, Richmond and\nWest Stockbridge; thence northerly about forty-eight hundred and\nthirty-four feet to a monument on the south side of the Canaan-Richmond\nFurnace north road; thence northerly about eight hundred and twenty feet\nto a monument on the east side of the Cunningham Hill road; thence\nnortherly about eight hundred and ninety-seven feet to a monument at the\nboundary summit of Cunningham hill; thence northerly about thirty-five\nhundred and seventy-three feet to a monument marking the twenty-fourth\nmile point; thence northerly about one hundred and sixty-seven feet to a\nmonument on the south side of the Canaan-Richmond road; thence northerly\nabout twenty-eight hundred and thirteen feet to a monument on the west\nside of a road; thence northerly about twelve hundred and eighty-five\nfeet to a monument on the south side of the Canaan-Pittsfield road;\nthence northerly about one thousand and fifteen feet to a monument\nmarking the twenty-fifth mile point; thence northerly about fifty-two\nhundred and eighty feet to a monument marking the twenty-sixth mile\npoint; thence northerly about fifty-two hundred and eighty feet to a\nmonument marking the twenty-seventh mile point; thence northerly about\neighteen hundred and ninety-nine feet to a monument at the corner of\nCanaan, Hancock and Richmond, on Perry's Peak; thence northerly about\nthirty-three hundred and eighty-one feet to a monument marking the\ntwenty-eighth mile point; thence northerly about seventeen hundred and\nninety-two feet to a monument on the south side of the Mount\nLebanon-Pittsfield road; thence northerly about eighty feet to a\nmonument on the north side of the Mount Lebanon-Pittsfield road; thence\nnortherly about thirty-three hundred and twenty-four feet to a monument\non the north side of the state highway between Pittsfield and New\nLebanon; thence northerly about eighty-four feet to a monument marking\nthe twenty-ninth mile point; thence northerly about thirty-three hundred\nand fifteen feet to a monument at the boundary summit of Mount Lebanon;\nthence northerly about nineteen hundred and sixty-five feet to a\nmonument marking the thirtieth mile point; thence northerly about\nfifty-two hundred and eighty feet to a monument marking the thirty-first\nmile point; thence northerly about two hundred and fifty-six feet to a\nmonument on the north side of the old Lebanon Springs-Pittsfield road;\nthence northerly about eleven hundred and eight feet to a monument on\nthe south side of the Lebanon Springs-Pittsfield road; thence northerly\nabout thirty-nine hundred and sixteen feet to a monument marking the\nthirty-second mile point; thence northerly about nine hundred and\nninety-six feet to a monument at the boundary summit of Clover hill;\nthence northerly about forty-two hundred and eighty-four feet to a\nmonument marking the thirty-third mile point; thence northerly about\ntwenty-five hundred and fifty-five feet to a monument on the south side\nof Goodrich Hollow road; thence northerly about twenty-seven hundred and\ntwenty-five feet to a monument marking the thirty-fourth mile point;\nthence northerly about fifty-two hundred and eighty feet to a monument\nmarking the thirty-fifth mile point; thence northerly about twenty-six\nhundred and eighty-nine feet to a monument on the north side of the\nHancock-Stephentown road; thence northerly about twenty-five hundred and\nninety-one feet to a monument marking the thirty-six mile point; thence\nnortherly about fifty-two hundred and eighty feet to a monument marking\nthe thirty-seventh mile point; thence northerly about two thousand and\nsixty-five feet to a monument at the boundary summit of Rounds mountain;\nthence northerly about thirty-two hundred and fifteen feet to a monument\nmarking the thirty-eighth mile point; thence northerly about fifty-two\nhundred and eighty feet to a monument marking the thirty-ninth mile\npoint; thence northerly about fifty-two hundred and eighty feet to a\nmonument marking the fortieth mile point; thence northerly about\nforty-nine hundred and seventy-four feet to a monument marking the\nboundary summit of Mount Misery; thence northerly about three hundred\nand six feet to a monument marking the forty-first mile point; thence\nnortherly about fifty-two hundred and eighty feet to a monument marking\nthe forty-second mile point; thence northerly about nine hundred and\nseventy-two feet to a monument at the corner of Berlin, Hancock and\nWilliamstown; thence northerly about two thousand and eleven feet to a\nmonument on the north side of the Sweet road; thence northerly about\ntwenty-two hundred and ninety-seven feet to a monument marking the\nforty-third mile point; thence northerly about fifty-two hundred and\neighty feet to a monument marking the forty-fourth mile point, on the\nnorth slope of Rhodes Pinnacle; thence northerly about two thousand and\nfifty-six feet to a monument on the south side of Mills Hollow road;\nthence northerly about thirty-two hundred and twenty-four feet to a\nmonument marking the forty-fifth mile point; thence northerly about\nforty-six hundred and two feet to a monument on the north side of the\nBeebe Hollow road; thence northerly about six hundred and seventy-eight\nfeet to a monument marking the forty-sixth mile point; thence northerly\nabout twenty-one hundred and seventy feet to a monument at the boundary\nsummit of Berlin mountain; thence northerly about thirty-one hundred and\nten feet to a monument marking the forty-seventh mile point; thence\nnortherly about sixteen hundred and thirty-five feet to a monument on\nthe north side of the Berlin-Williamstown road; thence northerly about\nthirty-six hundred and forty-five feet to a monument marking the\nforty-eighth mile point; thence northerly about thirty-four hundred and\nsixty-three feet to a monument on the south side of the South\nWilliamstown-Petersburg road; thence northerly about three hundred and\nseven feet to a monument on the north side of the\nWilliamstown-Petersburg road; thence northerly about fifteen hundred and\nten feet to a monument marking the forty-ninth mile point; thence\nnortherly about thirty-one hundred and twenty-seven feet to a monument\nat the boundary summit of Jim Smith hill; thence northerly about\ntwenty-one hundred and fifty-three feet to a monument marking the\nfiftieth mile point; thence northerly about fifteen hundred and nineteen\nfeet to bound one hundred and twelve, at the northwest corner of\nMassachusetts, previously described; thereby including within the state\nof New York that portion of the former territory of Massachusetts known\nas the district of Boston Corner, situate formerly in the southwesterly\ncorner of Massachusetts, and westerly of the southwest line of the town\nof Mount Washington, in the county of Berkshire, and ceded to the state\nof New York upon certain conditions by an act of the legislature of\nMassachusetts passed on May fourteen, eighteen hundred and fifty-three,\nentitled "An act relating to the separation of the district of Boston\nCorner from this commonwealth, and the cession of the same to the state\nof New York." The acceptance by this state of sovereignty and\njurisdiction of such ceded territory which took effect January three,\neighteen hundred and fifty-five, the date of the approval of the act of\ncongress consenting to such cession, is continued in force, subject to\nthe retention by the state of Massachusetts of jurisdiction in any cause\nwhich arose or was pending before the date of the issuing of the\nproclamation provided in the third section of such act of the\nlegislature of Massachusetts, provided, however, that nothing herein\ncontained shall be construed to affect existing titles to property\ncorporeal or incorporeal held under grants heretofore made by either of\nsaid states, nor to affect existing rights which said states, or either\nof them, or which the citizens of either of said states may have, by\ngrant, letters patent or prescription irrespective of the boundary line\nhereby established, it not being the purpose hereof to define, limit or\ninterfere with any such right, rights or privileges whatever the same\nmay be.\n