N.Y. State Law § 4: Vermont boundary line

§ 4. Vermont boundary line. The boundary line between the state of New

York and the state of Vermont shall be and hereby is fixed as follows:

Beginning at a stone bound standing on the easterly slope of a hill, in

latitude forty-two degrees forty-four minutes forty-five and two hundred

one thousandths seconds north, longitude seventy-three degrees fifteen

minutes fifty-four and nine hundred four thousandths seconds west from

Greenwich, a point in the southerly line of the state of Vermont; thence

the line runs on a bearing north eighty-eight degrees thirty-three

minutes twenty seconds west, three thousand two hundred five and

seven-tenths feet to monument number two, standing at the southwest

corner of the state of Vermont; thence north eleven degrees fifty-nine

seconds west, twenty-one thousand eight hundred sixty-eight and

eight-tenths feet, to monument number six on the northwest slope of a

mountain and one hundred ninety feet northwest to a small brook which

runs into the Hoosic river about four hundred feet up stream from the

lower covered bridge at North Pownal; thence north twenty-nine degrees

one minute thirty-three seconds east, two thousand six hundred forty

feet, to monument number seven which is a large block of granite set in

the bed of the brook above mentioned and at the point where it enters

Hoosic river; thence north seven degrees eighteen minutes seventeen

seconds west, three hundred ninety-six feet along the west bank of

Hoosic river to monument number eight on the north side of the highway

leading from North Pownal to North Petersburgh and near the northwest

corner of the covered bridge before mentioned; thence north twenty-one

degrees twenty-one minutes forty-three seconds east, two thousand

fifteen and five-tenths feet across Hoosic river to monument number

nine, on southwest side of the west bound track of the Boston and Maine

railroad, and is between said track and Hoosic river opposite a ledge of

rock; thence north thirty degrees forty minutes seven seconds west, one

thousand one hundred fifty-six and two-tenths feet along the northeast

bank of Hoosic river to monument number ten between said river and the

west bound track of the Boston and Maine railroad; thence north fourteen

degrees forty minutes west, one thousand one hundred seventy-three and

seven-tenths feet across said track and highway leading from north

Pownal to Petersburgh Junction to monument number twelve, on brow of a

hill just north of said highway and at the corner of two stone walls;

thence north five degrees nineteen minutes fifty-seven seconds east,

five thousand eighty-two feet to monument number thirteen, on the north

side of a highway known as the Skipperee road and about four hundred

twenty feet southeast of house on lands owned by Edgar Green; thence

north forty degrees twenty minutes east, three hundred ninety-six feet

to monument number fourteen, at edge of woods on the southwest slope of

the hill north of the Skipperee road; thence south seventy-one degrees

thirty-nine minutes fifty-five seconds east, one thousand six hundred

twenty-six and two-tenths feet to monument number fifteen, in woods and

on the slope of hill north of Skipperee road; thence north three degrees

twenty minutes eighteen seconds east, one thousand four hundred

eighty-two and three-tenths feet to monument number sixteen, at the

corner of the towns of Pownal and Bennington; thence north one degree

thirty-three minutes five seconds east, thirty-five thousand three

hundred thirty-five and seven-tenths feet to monument number

twenty-seven, at the corner of the towns of Bennington and Shaftsbury;

thence north two degrees seven minutes twenty-five seconds east,

thirty-five thousand one hundred sixty-five and six-tenths feet to

monument number forty at the corner of the towns of Shaftsbury and

Arlington; thence north two degrees forty-five minutes seventeen seconds

east, thirty-three thousand nine hundred sixty-one feet to monument

number fifty-two, at the corner of the towns of Arlington and Sandgate;

thence north one degree twenty-seven minutes three seconds east, eleven

thousand one hundred fifty-four and four-tenths feet to monument number

fifty-five, on the north side of Camden Valley road and about

one-quarter mile west of R. C. Smith's house; thence north two degrees

forty-two minutes nine seconds east, sixteen thousand eight hundred

sixty-eight and eight-tenths feet to monument number sixty, on the north

side of Beattie Hollow road; thence north one degree fifty-one minutes

nine seconds east, two thousand seven hundred eighty-five and

three-tenths feet to monument number sixty-one on the north side of

Perkins Hollow road; thence north one degree fifty minutes forty seconds

east, three thousand three hundred eighty and nine-tenths feet to

monument number sixty-two, at corner of the towns of Sandgate and

Rupert; thence north one degree forty-six minutes twenty-four seconds

east, three thousand nine hundred eighty-six and seven-tenths feet to

monument number sixty-three on the south side of the Salem-Rupert road;

thence north one degree forty minutes thirty-three seconds east, six

hundred forty-one and five-tenths feet to monument number sixty-four, on

the south side of right of way of Delaware and Hudson railroad; thence

north one degree thirty-eight minutes nine seconds east, three thousand

four hundred sixty-four and two-tenths feet to monument number

sixty-five, at the top of long open slope on north side of and

overlooking the valley at West Rupert; thence north three degrees

twenty-three minutes thirty-four seconds east, three thousand six

hundred sixty-one and seven-tenths feet to monument number sixty-seven,

at a point about midway between two highways and about one and one-third

miles north of Delaware and Hudson railroad; thence north three degrees

thirty-one minutes fifty-five seconds east, three thousand three hundred

twenty-six and two-tenths feet to monument number sixty-nine, on sloping

ground between two brooks; thence north one degree twenty-three minutes

thirty-one seconds east, twenty thousand four hundred fifty-six and

two-tenths feet to monument number seventy-six, at the corner of the

counties of Bennington and Rutland; thence north one degree thirty-two

minutes three seconds east, fourteen thousand twenty-five and

five-tenths feet to monument number eighty, in West Pawlet on north side

of highway leading southwest out of said village and about three hundred

fifty feet from the Delaware and Hudson railroad crossing in West

Pawlet; thence north one degree forty-nine minutes fourteen seconds

east, twenty thousand three hundred eighty-one and nine-tenths feet to

monument number ninety, at the corner of the towns of Pawlet and Wells;

thence north one degree thirty-five minutes twenty-nine seconds east,

nineteen thousand three hundred seventy-two and nine-tenths feet to

monument number ninety-six, at the corner of the towns of Wells and

Poultney; thence north one degree twenty-eight minutes fifty-nine

seconds east, nineteen thousand two hundred forty-five and two-tenths

feet to monument number one hundred one, on the south bank of Poultney

river; thence about fifty-five feet along the previous course continued

in the middle of the deepest channel of said river; thence along the

middle of the deepest channel of said river to East bay; thence along

the middle of the deepest channel of East bay and the waters thereof to

where the same communicates with Lake Champlain; thence along the middle

of the deepest channel of Lake Champlain to the eastward of the islands

called the Four Brothers and westward of the islands called Grand isle

and Long isle or the Two Heroes, and to the westward of the Isle La

Mott, to the parallel of the forty-fifth degree north latitude, as run

by Valentine and Collins, seventeen hundred and seventy-one to seventeen

hundred and seventy-four; according to report dated October seventh,

seventeen hundred and ninety-one, of commissioners appointed by chapter

eighteen of the laws passed at the thirteenth session of the legislature

of this state in seventeen hundred and ninety; thereby including within

the state of New York, all that portion of the former town of Fair

Haven, formerly in the county of Rutland and state of Vermont, lying

westerly from the middle of the deepest channel of Poultney river as it

now runs, and between the middle of the deepest channel of such river

and the west line of the state of Vermont, as established on March

nineteen, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, as the same is described in

an act of the legislature of Vermont entitled "An act annexing that

portion of the town of Fair Haven, lying west of Poultney river, to the

state of New York," and approved by the governor of Vermont, November

twenty-seven, eighteen hundred and seventy-six. The acceptance by this

state of sovereignty and jurisdiction of such ceded territory which took

effect April seventh, eighteen hundred and eighty, the date of the

approval of the act of congress consenting to such cession, is continued

in force. Nothing in this section contained shall be deemed to affect

the determination of the boundary line between the state of New York and

the commonwealth of Massachusetts.