Joe
Interesting. I generally use Bing now because the default Google Maps
doesn't display all the info and I want instant gratification and ease
of use, not 3 steps to get there. I don't know what Google has done but
I believe that Bing has it displayed correctly. This is supported using
the DeLorme Atlas for MD as well since it shows the boundary well east
of MD 546 and it shows that Sampson Rock Rd. in Northeast Garrett is
entirely in the county and not cut in half as Google seems to show.
To further research this I did some searching on-line and came up with
the following information:
In 2008 the Allegheny Circuit Court ruled that the previously defined
boundary that had been in use was declared to be unconstitutional. The
previous boundary was derived from information described via surveys and
information in a paper prepared for the state known as the Bauer Report
of November 9, 1898. Although I couldn't find the exact information
described there, I didn't pursue it further since it is not being used
as the boundaries of the two counties today. In the Maryland County and
State Boundary Review by Richard H. Richardson, Assistant State
Archivist and Deputy County Commissioner of Land Patents, Maryland State
Archiver dated February 1, 2011 the boundary is defined as this:
The Boundary is defined in the south at the point where the mouth of the
Savage River empties into the Potomac River and follows a line 26
degrees Northeast for 18.5 miles to the ridge line of Savage Mountain
where it meets the Mason Dixon Line between stones 180 and 181.
I have used this information to draw the below map to display this
information. I have intentionally moved the line slightly to the west at
the Mason Dixon Line to show how this actually follows the exact line
displayed on Bing Maps delineating the county boundary:
http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=39.71473549170444~-78.92485888892213&lvl=15&dir=0&sty=r&sp=Polyline.qkd2zx8d9xbg_qmmdwm8dqf8k_Garrett%20County%2FAllegheny%20County%20Boundary_Line%20follows%20%26quot%3BChisholm%20Line%26quot%3B%20from%20Mouth%20of%20Savage%20River%20into%20Potomac%2026%20degrees%20NE%20for%2018.5%20miles%20to%20ridge%20of%20Savage%20Mtn%20%26amp%3B%20Mason%20Dixon%20Line___%2300ff00_%23000000_4px_Single_solid_qm07w38dhpt1_
Using this information you can clearly see that all of Finzel Swamp is
indeed inside the confines of Garrett County. I would appreciate it
greatly if someone finds any information that shows this information to
be incorrect. I have tried to call someone in the Garrett County Offices
to discuss this but I have not yet received a call back.
I hope that this helps.
Ed Boyd
Chestnut Hill Cove, MD
On 3/22/2012 9:02 AM, Joe Coleman wrote:
> Ed,
> I use Google Earth (not Google Maps for this sort of thing) & it shows
> the Garrett/Allegany line going through the swamp just as June said;
> as you know Bing maps has the boundary line further to the east. An
> int'g error on Google's part.
> Joe
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Boyd" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 9:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Finzel Swamp birding question
>
>
>> June
>>
>> What map set are you using? All of Finzel is in Garrett. Go to Bing
>> Maps and look. Bing has the county lines depicted where as Google
>> Maps does not.
>>
>> Ed Boyd
>> Chestnut Hill Cove, MD
>>
>> On 3/19/2012 8:46 PM, June Tveekrem wrote:
>>> The entrance to Finzel Swamp is in Garrett County, and the parking
>>> area by the abandoned house is in Garrett, but the vast majority of
>>> the swamp itself is in Allegany County. The larger pond and the
>>> field are also in Allegany. So when birding this area, is it
>>> necessary to obtain really accurate GPS readings in order to
>>> separate out which county you saw each bird in? Or is there a
>>> convention that all birds encountered in Finzel are considered
>>> Garrett County sightings? If it is necessary to keep track of two
>>> counties, deciding what to do about a flyover could get really
>>> interesting...
>>>
>>> June
>>>
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