§ 2. Connecticut boundary line. The boundary line between the states
of New York and Connecticut is as follows:
Commencing at a granite monument (No. 1), at the northwest corner of
the state of Connecticut, marking the corner of Massachusetts, New York
and Connecticut, in latitude 42° 02' 58" .427 and longitude 73° 29' 15"
.959; thence south 2° 42' 30" west 30,569 feet to a granite monument
(No. 12) 470 feet south of the Bird Hill road between Millerton and Ore
Hill in latitude 41° 57' 56" .772 and longitude 73° 29' 35" .078; thence
south 3° 53' 44" west 15,846 feet to a monument (No. 18) in the south
side of the highway from Millerton to Sharon along the north shore of
Indian Pond in latitude 41° 55' 20" .586 and longitude 73° 29' 49" .318;
thence south 2° 47' 51" west 10,681 feet to a monument (No. 21) on the
Cliff North of Webatuck creek in latitude 41° 53' 35" .190 and longitude
73° 29' 56" .210; thence south 4° 39' 01" west 10,683 feet to a monument
(No. 24) in the rear of R. E. Randall's house on the east road from
Sharon Valley to Leedsville in latitude 41° 51' 49" .995 and longitude
73° 30' 07" .652; thence south 3° 49' 10" west 26,405 feet to a monument
(No. 32) on the westerly slope of a rocky hillside at the corner of the
towns of Sharon and Kent in latitude 41° 47' 29" .709 and longitude 73°
30' 30" .871; thence south 3° 52' 35" west 10,457 feet to a monument
(No. 35) on the shoulder of a mountain northeast of Bog Hollow, in
latitude 41° 45' 46" .637 and longitude 73° 30' 40" .199; thence south
3° 06' 18" west 16,045 feet to a monument (No. 41) at the easterly edge
of a large pasture north of Preston mountain, known as the Chapel lots,
in latitude 41° 43' 08" .354 and longitude 73° 30' 51" .658; thence
south 3° 57' 03" west 10,657 feet to a monument (No. 45) at the
southerly end of Schaghticoke mountain in latitude 41° 41' 23" .320 and
longitude 73° 31' 01" .335; thence south 2° 41' 41" west 10,534 feet to
a monument (No. 48) on the northwesterly slope of Ten-Mile hill in
latitude 41° 39' 39" .359 and longitude 73° 31' 07" .860; thence south
3° 31' 33" west 21,140 feet to a monument (No. 55) at the northerly end
of a rocky hill about a mile south of the northeast corner of the town
of Pawling, New York, in latitude 41° 36' 10" .894 and longitude 73° 31'
24" .972; thence south 4° 24' 52" west 10,785 feet to a monument (No.
59) in a field east of a right angle in the road from Quaker Hill to
Sherman in latitude 41° 34' 24" .659 and longitude 73° 31' 35" .893;
thence south 3° 52' 52" west 10,520 feet to a monument (No. 64) on a
ledge falling southwest to a brook in the southwestern part of the town
of Sherman in latitude 41° 32' 40" .963 and longitude 73° 31' 45" .257;
thence south 4° 28' 48" west 10,410 feet to a monument (No. 68) on
Cranberry mountain in latitude 41° 30' 58" .424 and longitude 73° 31'
55" .946; thence south 2° 24' 38" west 10,617 feet to a monument (No.
72) on the northerly slope of a hill a mile south of Haviland Hollow in
latitude 41° 29' 13" .627 and longitude 73° 32' 01" .813; thence south
3° 03' 12" west 20,731 feet to a monument (No. 80) in a mowed field
southeast of an angle in the road from Brewster to Ball pond in latitude
41° 25' 49" .108 and longitude 73° 32' 16" .309; thence south 4° 53' 12"
west 10,279 feet to a monument (No. 84) on the northerly side of a
rocky summit northwest of Mill Plain in latitude 41° 24' 07" .915 and
longitude 73° 32' 27" .798; thence south 2° 45' 48" west 10,527 feet to
a monument (No. 89) in a swampy pasture south of a right angle in a back
road which runs along the line between the towns of Danbury and
Ridgefield in latitude 41° 22' 24" .030 and longitude 73° 32' 34" .456;
thence south 4° 36' 39" west 10,878 feet to a monument (No. 91) in a
swamp near Mopus brook in latitude 41° 20' 36" .900 and longitude 73°
32' 45" .920; thence south 4° 12' 16" west 10,493 feet to a monument
(No. 96) south of a ledge on Titicus mountain in latitude 41° 18' 53"
.507 and longitude 73° 32' 56" .001; thence south 6° 32' 21" west 7,214
feet to a monument (No. 98) known as the Ridgefield angle on a steep
side hill sloping toward South pond in latitude 41° 17' 42" .690 and
longitude 73° 33' 06" .764; thence south 32° 46' 06" east 14,109 feet to
a monument (No. 103) in a swamp near a small brook in latitude 41° 15'
45" .460 and longitude 73° 31' 26" .775; thence south 32° 41' 46" east
10,443 feet to a monument (No. 106) at the westerly side of a rocky
ridge near the southwest corner of Ridgefield in latitude 41° 14' 18"
.626 and longitude 73° 30' 12" .940; thence south 32° 02' 28" east
11,047 feet to a monument (No. 109) known as the Wilton angle in
woodland northwest of Bald Hill in latitude 41° 12' 46" .101 and
longitude 73° 28' 56" .263; thence south 59° 59' 58" west 9,588 feet to
a monument (No. 112) on the south side of a short cross road leading
west from the Vista road in latitude 41° 11' 58" .721 and longitude 73°
30' 44" .877; thence south 57° 58' 49" west 6,002 feet to a monument
(No. 115) on the northeasterly slope of a low, wooded hill one-half mile
west of Mud pond and northeast of Sellick's Corners in latitude 41° 11'
27" .272 and longitude 73° 31' 51" .438; thence south 59° 09' 58" west
15,983 feet to a monument (No. 120) on the summit of a rocky ridge half
way between two large swamps, northeast of long ridge in latitude 41°
10' 06" .294 and longitude 73° 34' 50" .871; thence south 58° 56' 22"
west 21,193 feet to a monument (No. 127) in level woodland west of a low
hill west of Banksville in latitude 41° 08' 18" .189 and longitude 73°
38' 48" .129; thence south 58° 32' 47" west 26,355 feet to a rough
granite monument (No. 140) known as the Duke's Trees angle, set in
concrete with its top below the roadway called King street in latitude
41° 06' 02" .205 and longitude 73° 43' 41" .778; thence south 31° 29'
41" east 11,440 feet to a monument (No. 148) 300 feet north of the road
leading west from King street south of Rye lake in latitude 41° 04' 25"
.814 and longitude 73° 42' 23" .747; thence south 32° 10' 57" east
14,975 feet to a monument (No. 153) at the east side of King street
1,000 feet north of Ridge street in latitude 41° 02' 20" .570 and
longitude 73° 40' 39" .666; thence south 32° 07' 30" east 11,461 feet to
a granite monument (No. 158) set at the north side of Byram bridge in a
concrete pier on a granite ledge known since 1684 as the Great Stone at
the wading place in latitude 41° 00' 44" .662 and longitude 73° 39' 20"
.172; thence south 9° 53' 43" west 835 feet to a brass bolt and plate
(No. 159) set in the top of a large boulder in Byram river in latitude
41° 00' 36" .535 and longitude 73° 39' 22" .044; thence south 18° 56'
41" west 3,735 feet to angle No. 161 in Byram river in latitude 41° 00'
1" .626 and longitude 73° 39' 37" .863, this tangent being produced and
referenced on the shore by a brass bolt and plate leaded into the rock
on a steep hill; thence south 12° 57' 02" east 965 feet to angle No. 162
in Byram river in latitude 40° 59' 52" .335 and longitude 73° 39' 35"
.044, the line being produced and referenced by a bolt and plate in the
rock on a hill east of the river; thence south 5° 14' 08" west 950 feet
to angle No. 163 in Byram river in latitude 40° 59' 42" .995 and
longitude 73° 39' 36" .173, the line being produced and referenced by a
bolt and plate in the ledge on the west shore of the river; thence south
9° 10' 19" east 692 feet to angle No. 164 in Byram river in latitude 40°
59' 36" .249 and longitude 73° 39' 34" .736, the line being produced and
referenced by a bolt and plate in the shore; thence south 34° 35' 04"
east 684 feet to angle No. 165 in Byram river in latitude 40° 59' 30"
.682 and longitude 73° 39' 29" .671, both ends of this and the three
subsequent tangents being produced and referenced by brass bolts and
plates set in the ledge on the shore of the river; thence south 26° 00'
02" east 229 feet to angle No. 166 in latitude 40° 59' 28" .646 and
longitude 73° 39' 28" .360; thence south 5° 26' 38" west 402 feet to
angle No. 167 in latitude 40° 59' 24" .694 and longitude 73° 39' 28"
.857; thence south 50° 49' 51" west 815 feet to angle No. 168 in
latitude 40° 59' 19" .608 and longitude 73° 39' 37" .096; thence south
30° 01' 41" east 1,924 feet to angle No. 169, a point in the center of
the channel in line with the breakwater at Lyon's or Byram point in
latitude 40° 59' 03" .152 and longitude 73° 39' 24" .546, the northerly
end of this tangent being produced back and referenced by a brass bolt
and plate in the ledge overlooking the harbor; thence south 45° east
17,160 feet or three and one-quarter miles to angle No. 170 in latitude
40° 57' 03" .228 and longitude 73° 36' 46" .418, the first angle point
in Long Island sound described by the joint commissioners of New York
and Connecticut by a memorandum of agreement dated December eighth,
eighteen hundred and seventy-nine; thence in a straight line (the arc of
a great circle) north 74° 32' 32" east 434,394 feet to a point (No. 171)
in latitude 41° 15' 31" .321 and longitude 72° 05' 24" .685, four
statute miles true south of New London lighthouse; thence north 58° 58'
43" east 22,604 feet to a point (No. 172) in latitude 41° 17' 26" .341
and longitude 72° 01' 10" .937, marked on the United States coast survey
chart of Fisher's Island sound annexed to said memorandum,--- which
point is on the long east 3/4 north sailing course drawn on said map
1,000 feet true north from the Hammock or North Dumpling lighthouse;
thence following said east 3/4 north sailing course north 73° 37' 42"
east 25,717 feet to a point (No. 173) in latitude 41° 18' 37" .835 and
longitude 71° 55' 47" .626, marked No. 2 on said map; thence south 70°
07' 26" east 6,424 feet toward a point marked No. 3 on said map until
said line intersects the westerly boundary of Rhode Island at a point
(No. 174) in latitude 41° 18' 16" .249 and longitude 71° 54' 28" .477 as
determined by the joint commissioners of Connecticut and Rhode Island by
a memorandum of agreement dated March twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and
eighty-seven.
The geodetic positions given in this description are based on Clark's
spheroid of eighteen hundred and sixty-six and the astronomical data
adopted by the United States coast and geodetic survey in eighteen
hundred and eighty and are computed from data given in appendix number
eight to the report of the said survey for eighteen hundred and
eighty-eight, entitled "Geographical Positions in the State of
Connecticut."
The boundary line hereinbefore described and determined which has been
located and defined as, and in the manner, provided by section eight of
this chapter is fully and accurately laid down on duplicate maps, one
copy of which has been deposited with the secretary of state of the
state of New York and the other copy thereof with the secretary of state
of the state of Connecticut.
Nothing herein contained shall be construed to affect any existing
titles to property, corporeal or incorporeal, held under grants
heretofore made by either of said states, nor to affect existing rights
which said states or either of them or which the citizens of either of
said states may have by grant, letters-patent or prescription of fishing
in the waters of said sound, whether for shell or floating fish
irrespective of the boundary line hereby established, it not being the
purpose hereof to define, limit or interfere with any such right, rights
or privileges whatever the same may be.
The governor is authorized and requested to transmit a copy of this
act to the governor of the state of Connecticut, and upon receiving
acknowledgment of its receipt by the state of Connecticut the governor
of this state shall cause such acknowledgment to be filed in the office
of the secretary of state.
The governor of this state is authorized in concurrence with the
governor of the state of Connecticut to communicate to congress the
action of the two states on this subject and to request the approval of
congress of the boundaries thus established and monumented.