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Sault Ste. Marie in Chippewa County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Michigan Meridian

 
 
Michigan Meridian Marker image. Click for full size.
cmh2315fl via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0), August 4, 2011
1. Michigan Meridian Marker
Inscription. On August 25, 1840, United States Deputy Surveyor, Wm. A. Burt, established at this point the north end of the principal meridian from which all land in Michigan is surveyed.
 
Erected 1964 by Upper Peninsula Chapter, Michigan Society Registered Land Surveyors.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Landmarks. A significant historical date for this entry is August 25, 1840.
 
Location. 46° 30.081′ N, 84° 21.844′ W. Marker is in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, in Chippewa County. Marker is on West Pier Drive west of West Portage Avenue, on the left when traveling west. The marker is on a concrete base in the corner of a bridge embankment. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sault Sainte Marie MI 49783, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Paul R. Tregurtha (approx. 0.6 miles away); Chippewa Hall (approx. 0.6 miles away); Laker Hall (approx. 0.6 miles away); Huron Hall (approx. 0.6 miles away); The stone that stops Lake Superior (approx. 0.6 miles away); Ontario Hall (approx. 0.6 miles away); Bahweting (approx. 0.6 miles away); Burns Harbor (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sault Ste. Marie.
 
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.
 
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1. Michigan Meridian. Wikipedia entry on the baseline. (Submitted on May 23, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.) 

2. William Austin Burt. Wikipedia entry on the scientist, inventor, legislator, millwright, justice of the peace, school inspector, postmaster, judge, builder, businessman, surveyor and soldier. (Submitted on May 23, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.) 
 
Michigan Meridian Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Jim Lehocky, November 13, 2023
2. Michigan Meridian Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 294 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on May 23, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.   2. submitted on November 12, 2023, by Jim Lehocky of Sault Ste Marie, Michigan.

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