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The boundary between South and North Carolina was created by five surveys between 1735 and 1815 (refer to map below). The first survey began in 1735 and ended in 1737. The second, third, fourth and fifth occurred in 1764, 1772, 1813, and 1815, respectively. Two hundred years have elapsed since these surveys were completed.
Aug 1, 2016 · Because of surveying errors, South Carolina’s northern boundary was eleven miles south of where it should have been. To correct this mistake, the boundary was extended seventeen miles north of the 35th parallel and westward to the crest of the Saluda Mountains.
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Dec 9, 2016 · RALEIGH, N.C. — Gov. Pat McCrory signed an executive order in early December that finalizes the boundary line between North Carolina and South Carolina from Polk County to Brunswick County.
SOUTH CAROLINA BOUNDARY FROM THE ATLANTIC OCEAN TO THE LUMBER RIVER. To Their Excellencies, The Governors: Of The State of North Carolina, The Honorable A.W. McLean; And Of The State of South Carolina, The Honorable John G. Richards:
Aug 26, 2014 · The good news is that much of the boundary is still in rural areas today, so the fact that the real boundary has popped up in unexpected places didn't cause as much heartache as it would in...
Jun 19, 2014 · North Carolina/South Carolina boundary. King George II issued a decree in 1735 that: “The line shall begin at the sea, thirty miles from the west side of the mouth of the Cape Fear River. From thence, it shall run on a northwest course to the thirty-fifth parallel of north latitude [35̊ North latitude], and from thence due west to the South ...
Pursuant to the above provisional articles of agreement, North Carolina, in 1814, appointed General Thomas Love, General Montfort Stokes, and Colonel John Patton commissioners to meet other commissioners from South Carolina to run and mark the boundary line between the two states in accordance with the recommendation of the commissioners who ...
