Cimarron Principal Meridian
Oklahoma
(Clayton, NM)

The Cimarron Meridian was the last monument made in the United States. According to Albert White they apparently had difficulty finding the correct spot and located it 3 times.

 

 

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John N Shankland

 

 

 

Note that the Texas border road is south of the base line of the original Cimarron monument

 

The upper pin is the Cimarron Meridian, the lower is the Texas state line and the western is a 1906 attempt to locate the PM properly. Clayton, NM is approx 9 miles SW of here on RT 56.

Cimarron Meridian Monument

 

The Texas Border IP

The 1906 Monument (I was unable to get closer due to it being on private property)