First Principal Meridian
Monroeville, IN
The First Principal Meridian falls on the Van Wert
and Paulding County Lines for Ohio, being a road intersection to the
North-East-South and a field to the West. The road is asphalt running
North and South and is gravel to the East. the Meridian runs along the
Ohio Indiana Border.
There is a house in the Northeast quadrant and in the Southeast quadrant
there is an iron post with brass cap set in 1911 by the United States
Geological Survey.
This corner was originally set in 1819 by Sylvanus Bourne.
Submitted by:
Kurt A Luebke
April 13, 2005
