From "History of Erie county, Pennsylvania"; Samuel P Bates,
1884:
The true boundary line between Erie and Crawford Counties was
long a subject of dispute. To settle the question, the Legislature
passed an act at the session of 1849-50, providing for three
Commissioners to run a new line, who were given full power to act,
and whose decision should be final.
In 1850, Humphrey A. Hills, then of Albion, was appointed
Commissioner for Erie County; Aidrew Ryan was appointed for
Crawford, and they two named H. P. Kinnear, of Warren, as the third
member. Wilson King was chosen Surveyor on the part of Erie, and
Mr. Jagger on that of Crawford, but David Wilson, as deputy for Mr.
King, did most of the work.
The party had some difficulty in finding a starting point, but
after this was agreed upon, it only took about six weeks to
complete their task. A perfectly straight line was run from east
to west, and marked by stones set two miles apart. The
Commission added a long, narrow strip of territory to Erie County,
which is usually outlined upon the county and township
maps.
A number of persons found themselves in Erie who had supposed they
were citizens of Crawford, and a less number in Crawford who had
imagined they belonged to Erie.
A Mr. Reeder, of Washington Township, had been so anxious to be a
resident of Erie County, that he left his original house and moved
into a new one which he supposed to be at a safe distance from the
boundary. When the final line was run, the second building was
found to be in Crawford, and he was compelled to erect a third one
in order to secure the desired residence.
See that part about the stones? This is one of them!
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This cache is nearby the boundary marker for mile 44 west of the
Erie-Crawford-Warren Tripoint set in 1850.
Please observe all State Game Lands rules and regulations while
searching for this cache and be sure to wear blaze orange in
hunting season. Also be courteous to hunters in the game lands and
I would ask that cachers would not search for this cache during the
2 weeks of deer season out of respect to hunters in the area.
I've given the terrain a 2.5 rating because there is no trail to
this cache. Depending on the season, there are lots of flat wet
spots. The Game Commission does not want you parking along Joiner
Rd at any point, so please park at the coordinates listed below.
(There is another parking area to the east, but it is the same
distance to the cache. Your choice.) If you walk straight back
until you hit the creek, then follow the creek til your GPS beeps,
you'll be ok. Be wary of the one tiny tributary you have to
traverse along the way.
Its pretty deep into these woods. My daughter and I actually got
turned around and lost on the way out WITH A GPS. Plus it was
dark.
Good Luck!
EDIT 9-10-11: I went out to the cache via the eastern parking area.
Almost got just as lost coming out this way, too. So, I'm gonna up
the terrain.
I advise you to mark with your GPS where your car is. These
woods can be disorienting.
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