Northeast Corner of Texas

Northeast Corner of Texas (HM1REJ)

Location: Follett, TX 79034
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 26.003', W 100° 0.049'

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(3.56 miles north of this marker)

Established by law in 1850 as intersection of 100° longitude and 36° 30' latitude, this point remained in dispute 79 years.
Of some nine surveys made to locate corner on ground, almost none coincided. Even so, three blocks were annexed to Texas from Oklahoma (1903, 1929) - to confusion of landowners. One man claimed he went to bed in Oklahoma and awoke in Texas.
In 1929 U.S. Supreme Court had a final survey run. Some people with land formerly in Oklahoma could not afford to repurchase it in Texas, but exact site of corner was at last determined.
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HM NumberHM1REJ
Marker Number3611
Year Placed1970
Placed ByState Historical Survey Committee
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, April 2nd, 2016 at 1:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 410293 N 4032484
Decimal Degrees36.43338333, -100.00081667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 26.003', W 100° 0.049'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 26' 0.18" N, 100° 0' 2.94" W
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Area Code(s)806
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near TX-15, Follett TX 79034, US
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