Site No. JF00-072
National Register of Historic Places

Site No. JF00-072

Mahaska, Republic County, Kansas
Listed
June 18, 1987
Type
Site
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
87001000

About this property

Site No. JF00-072 is a survey monument located at the quadripoint of Republic and Washington counties in Kansas and Jefferson and Thayer counties in Nebraska. The monument marks the intersection of the sixth principal meridian and its baseline, the 40th parallel north; it serves as the initial point of all land surveys in Kansas and Nebraska, as well as most of Wyoming and Colorado, and part of South Dakota. The original sandstone monument was 6 feet (1.8 m) tall. U.S. Deputy Surveyor Charles A. Manners set the monument in 1856. The monument was later buried under a county roadbed; it was unearthed and reburied twice before being dug up for good in 1986, though its middle section is now missing. The monument was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 19, 1987.

Location

Mahaska, Republic County, Kansas
40.00198, -97.36928

Categories

EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Questions about this property

When was Site No. JF00-072 listed on the National Register?

Site No. JF00-072 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 18, 1987.

What type of historic resource is Site No. JF00-072?

Site No. JF00-072 is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Site No. JF00-072?

The period of significance for Site No. JF00-072 is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1856.

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