Old Granite Land Markers

Unless we have the property surveyed the only way we may be able to go outside and physically touch the limit of what is ours is when permanent markers are described in a deed such as a tree or stone monument and even when a permanent marker can be located the boundary may not run in a straight.

Old granite land markers. We can provide any size granite for the job. There are several other types of named border markers known as boundary trees pillars obelisks and corners. Bronze is an alloy made of a mixture of different metals mostly copper with additives such as tin and zinc. Custom bounds can be created to customer specifications upon request.

36 granite boundary markers. Building blocks from bridge and foundation demolitions antique granite curbing and vintage 19th century cobblestones from new england road improvement projects are just some of the unique and varied products found in regular rotation at their one and a half acre granite gallery. Driveway entry pieces granite hedges outdoor shower ensembles granite and green fencing property markers address markers mailbox post stonehenge collections water feature pieces cemetery headstones granite. While a granite gravestone remains the most popular today bronze headstones are also becoming very popular as a material for memorial markers.

Generally speaking a granite boundary marker is 5 7 square and 30 42 long. All shapes and all sizes from 1 12 tall granite monument uses. For hundreds of years civil engineers and property owners have used granite to mark the boundaries of their land. This granite marker is carved with the inscriptions boston 8 miles 1734 ai on the front and cambridge new bridge 2 miles 1794 on the back.

Listed are the standard bounds. Contact us today if you are in search of granite boundary markers. Contact us today if you are in search of granite boundary markers. This example is from newbury ma.

We can provide any size granite for the job. Granite bounds used for property markers are basically the same posts described on the highway bounds page of the curbing section for defining town line witness bounds. A boundary marker border marker boundary stone or border stone is a robust physical marker that identifies the start of a land boundary or the change in a boundary especially a change in direction of a boundary. Most of us don t know where our exact property boundaries are located and many of us don t care.

For hundreds of years civil engineers and property owners have used granite to mark the boundaries of their land. Generally speaking a granite boundary marker is 5 7 square and 30 42 long. As feature pieces in landscapes hardscapes and garden settings. Olde new england granite is a national supplier of reclaimed granite products.

Milestone marker 33 is located on east main. It was locally quarried using the flat wedge method and dates to circa 1825 1850. A more common type of private boundary marker still widely used today is the granite or stone post.