Vernon in Windham County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)

Boundary Line

Massachusetts Vermont New Hampshire

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, 2013

1. Boundary Line Marker

Inscription. Erected By The States Of
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
And Vermont
1897
Under agreements made by their
Commissioners June 13 & Oct 26 1894
defining the Boundary Line between
them established by Royal Decree 1740.
The South West Corner of New Hampshire & the South East Corner of Vermont is a point on the West Bank of the Connecticut River in said Line now marked by a copper bolt in the apex of a Granite Monument N Lat 42 43 37.2 W Long 72 27 32.1 S 87 46 45 E 582 feet from the center of this Marker
New Hampshire
John J Bell · Josiah C Bellows · Nathaniel H Clark · Charles H Roberts
Commissioners
Elihu T Quimby · Ray T Gile
Surveyors
Massachusetts
Henry Carter · George Whitney · Edward B. Savage
Commissioners
Nelson Spofford
Surveyor
Vermont
Kittredge Haskins · Lavant M. Read · James K. Batchelder
Commissioners
Volney C. Barbour
Surveyor

Erected 1897.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions. A significant historical year for this entry is 1897.

Location. 42° 43.617′ N, 72° 27.519′ W. Marker is in Vernon, Vermont, in Windham

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County. It can be reached from Railroad Station Road 0.2 miles north of W Northfield Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is the corner of a yard of a private home. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Vernon VT 05354, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Vermont’s Connecticut River Valley,

in the Green Mountains,

and in Southern Vermont. It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Nathaniel Dickinson (approx. one mile away in Massachusetts); Northfield Main Street Historic District (approx. 1.1 miles away in Massachusetts); Site of Squakheag's First Grist Mill (approx. 1.7 miles away in Massachusetts); World War I Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away in Massachusetts); The Walk of Heroes (approx. 2.3 miles away in Massachusetts); Fire Station (approx. 2.3 miles away in Massachusetts); First Settlement (approx. 2.6 miles away in Massachusetts);

Boundary Line Marker<br> New Hampshire image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, 2013

2. Boundary Line Marker
New Hampshire

Pond Road Chapel (approx. 3 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Nathanial Dickinson House (was approx. one mile away in Massachusetts but has been confirmed missing).

Boundary Line Marker<br> Massachusetts image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, 2013

3. Boundary Line Marker
Massachusetts

Boundary Line Marker<br> Vermont image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, 2013

4. Boundary Line Marker
Vermont

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson

5. Boundary Line Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 46 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 11, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.