The Quartzite Border

The Quartzite Border (HM2J19)

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N 44° 22.388', W 100° 20.323'

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Following South Dakota's admission as a state in 1889, the United States Department of Interior called on Surveyor Charles H. Bates to survey and mark the border between North and South Dakota. After purchasing quartzite stone from North Sioux Falls Stone Company, Bates worked through 1891 and 1892 setting 720 quartzite pillars like this one every 1/2 mile along the line.

The boundary became known as the "quartzite border" and it is the only state boundary marked in this fashion. More information about the marker program is available in the
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HM NumberHM2J19
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Date Added Monday, July 22nd, 2019 at 8:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14T E 393344 N 4914188
Decimal Degrees44.37313333, -100.33871667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 22.388', W 100° 20.323'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 22' 23.28" N, 100° 20' 19.38" W
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