It was a little wet out there today. I almost got stuck on Carranza Road and the water bent my front license plate straight up. And the road I walked down near Friendship to look for some old stones was not that great either.
I did not find anything but I did revisit one monument as I was passing by it on my way to another location. The first photo is from today, and the second photo was 5 years ago. Basically, a Then & Now.
Yellow paint evidence from 1982.
The area near Eagle and Friendship is an interesting place. The state acquired a 1/5 interest of portions of the Evans & Wills property when they purchased Wharton in the 50's. This was long before the 1982 sale of Friendship Bogs. The survey lines in the Eagle Friendship area zigzagged all over the place so the state decided to arbitrate the taking of some of their property. By doing so they straightened the Friendship Bogs property line taking the zigzag portions from Evans & Wills. In the end it did not matter because by 1982 the state owned it all anyway. Many of these corners are no longer known about and I have been for years trying to find them. I have had some success and I am planning on putting a little more effort this winter into finding more of the stones.
Guy
I did not find anything but I did revisit one monument as I was passing by it on my way to another location. The first photo is from today, and the second photo was 5 years ago. Basically, a Then & Now.
Yellow paint evidence from 1982.
The area near Eagle and Friendship is an interesting place. The state acquired a 1/5 interest of portions of the Evans & Wills property when they purchased Wharton in the 50's. This was long before the 1982 sale of Friendship Bogs. The survey lines in the Eagle Friendship area zigzagged all over the place so the state decided to arbitrate the taking of some of their property. By doing so they straightened the Friendship Bogs property line taking the zigzag portions from Evans & Wills. In the end it did not matter because by 1982 the state owned it all anyway. Many of these corners are no longer known about and I have been for years trying to find them. I have had some success and I am planning on putting a little more effort this winter into finding more of the stones.
Guy
