An Act To Clarify the Boundary between the Town of Cushing and the Town of Friendship
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0541
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: RICHARDSON, TRAHAN, RECTOR

Legislative Document 
No. 541 
H.P. 424 
House of Representatives, February 15, 2011 
An Act To Clarify the Boundary between the Town of Cushing and 
the Town of Friendship 
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative RICHARDSON of Warren. 
Cosponsored by Senator TRAHAN of Lincoln and 
Senator: RECTOR of Knox. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  Boundary between Town of Cushing and Town of Friendship.  
Beginning in the thread of Saint George River at the point where the southeasterly bound 
of the Town of Thomaston meets the northeasterly bound of the Town of Cushing on a 
boundary line with the Town of South Thomaston that is located on the Maine Coordinate 
System of 1983 West Zone (MCSW) at approximately North 449630, East 3210906 and 
marked 'A' on a "TOWN LINE RETRACEMENT SURVEY for the TOWN OF 
CUSHING located in KNOX COUNTY in the State of MAINE" to be recorded at the 
Knox County Registry of Deeds; thence North 79º33'59" West one thousand five hundred 
(1,500) feet more or less to a one (1) inch iron rebar with four (4) inch aluminum cap 
engraved "Cushing/Thomaston Town Line 2010" set in ledge five (5) feet more or less 
westerly of the apparent mean high tide line of Saint George River (MCSW - North 
449892.78, East 3209429.16) marked 'B' on the said survey plan and three (3) feet North 
79º53'59" West of a one (1) inch brass property marker found set in ledge; thence North 
79º53'59" West one thousand one hundred eight and four hundredths (1,108.04) feet to a 
one (1) inch iron rebar with four (4) inch aluminum cap engraved "Cushing/Thomaston 
Town Line 2010" set at the intersection of two stonewalls (MCSW - North 450087.10, 
East 3208338.30) marked 'C' on the said survey plan; then South 32º17'42" West four 
hundred sixty-three and twenty-six hundredths (463.26) feet to a one (1) inch iron rebar 
with four (4) inch aluminum cap engraved "Cushing/Thomaston Town Line 2010" set for 
a bound (MSCW - North 449695.52, East 3208090.81) marked 'D' on the said survey 
plan; thence North 78º42'47" West one thousand two hundred forty-four and fifty-two 
hundredths (1,244.52) feet to a one (1) inch iron rebar with four (4) inch aluminum cap 
engraved "Cushing/Thomaston Town Line 2010" set at the intersection of two stonewalls 
on the assumed easterly right of way line of River Road (MCSW - North 449939.10, East 
3206870.36) marked 'E' on the said survey plan; thence North 33º59'56" East along the 
assumed easterly River Road right of way line four hundred seventy-three and four 
hundredths (473.04) feet to a one (1) inch iron rebar with four (4) inch aluminum cap 
engraved "Cushing/Thomaston Town Line 2010" set for a bound (MCSW - North 
450331.28, East 3207134.87) marked 'F' on the said survey plan; thence North 78º31'48" 
West sixty-six and no hundredth (66.00) feet to a five inch by five inch (5"x5") granite 
monument found at the assumed westerly right of way line of River Road (MCSW - 
North 450344.41, East 3207070.19) marked 'G' on the said survey plan; thence 
continuing North 78º31'48" West one thousand four hundred thirty-seven and fourteen 
hundredths (1,437.14) feet passing through a three quarter (3/4) inch rebar property pin to 
a one (1) inch iron rebar with four (4) inch aluminum cap engraved "Cushing/Thomaston 
Town Line 2010" set at approximately twenty-eight (28) feet easterly of the apparent 
mean high tide line of Saint George River (MCSW - North 450630.19, East 3205661.75) 
marked 'H' on the said survey plan; thence continuing North 78º31'48" West three 
hundred twenty-nine and fifty-eight hundredths (329.58) feet passing through a three 
quarter (3/4) inch rebar property pin to a point in Saint George River where the southwest 
bound of the Town of Thomaston meets the southeast bound of the Town of Warren on 
the boundary line of the Town of Cushing (MCSW - North 450695.72, East 3205338.75) 
marked 'I' on the said survey plan; thence South 78º09'51" West seven hundred thirty-
eight and forty-seven hundredths (738.47) feet to a five inch by five inch (5"x5") granite 
monument found approximately sixty (60) feet west of the apparent mean high tide line 
of Saint George River (MCSW - North 450544.25, East 3204615.98) marked 'J' on the 
said survey plan; thence continuing South 78º09'51" West two thousand two hundred 
twenty-three and twenty-three hundredths (2,223.23) feet to a one (1) inch iron rebar with 
four (4) inch aluminum cap engraved "Cushing/Warren Town Line 2010" set 
approximately fifty (50) feet easterly of the easterly edge of pavement of the Spear Mill 
Road (MCSW - North 450088.25, East 3202440.02) marked 'K' on the said survey plan; 
thence continuing South 78º09'51" West one thousand three hundred ninety-seven and no 
hundredths (1,397.00) feet to a one (1) inch iron rebar with four (4) inch aluminum cap 
engraved "Cushing/Warren Town Line 2010" set approximately fifty (50) feet easterly of 
the easterly edge of pavement of the Cushing Road (Route 97) (MCSW - North 
449801.71, East 3201072.72) marked 'L' on the said survey plan; thence continuing South 
78º09'51" West ten thousand twenty-three and no hundredths (10,023.00) feet to a one (1) 
inch iron rebar with four (4) inch aluminum cap engraved "Cushing/Warren Town Line 
2010" set approximately three (3) feet westerly of the westerly edge of an abandoned road 
that is the extension of the roadway leading westerly from Route 97 in Warren just 
northerly of the Maine State Prison Farm (Bolduc Unit) across prison property by the rifle 
range and apple orchard and southerly across property now or formerly of Cyrus Holmes 
back to Route 97, also located approximately one thousand seventy (1070) feet easterly of 
Far Meadow Brook (MCSW - North 447745.89, East 3191262.82) marked 'M' on the said 
survey plan; thence continuing South 78º09'51" West one thousand seven hundred fifty-
three and sixty-three hundredths (1,753.63) feet to a one (1) inch iron rebar with four (4) 
inch aluminum cap engraved "Cushing/Warren Town Line 2010" set approximately 
eighty (80) feet easterly of a small brook that leads southeasterly into Far Meadow Brook 
and approximately seven hundred (700) feet westerly, as measured along the Town Line, 
of Far Meadow Brook (MCSW - North 447386.20, East 3189546.47) marked 'N' on the 
said survey plan; thence continuing South 78º09'51" West four thousand three hundred 
twenty-one and eight hundredths (4,321.08) feet to a 10 inch by 10 inch (10"x10") granite 
monument inscribed with letters 'W', 'W', and 'C' and 1896 found at the southwesterly 
bound of the Town of Warren and the northwesterly bound of the Town of Cushing at a 
point on the easterly boundary of the Town of Waldoboro (MCSW - North 446499.78, 
East 3185316.68) marked 'O' on the said survey plan; thence South 0º45'26" East seven 
hundred ninety-two and six hundredths (792.06) feet to a one (1) inch iron rebar with four 
(4) inch aluminum cap engraved "Cushing/Friendship/Waldoboro Town Line 2010" set in 
place of a loose and badly bent iron pipe found in a pile of stones (MCSW - North 
445707.79, East 3185327.15) marked 'P' on the said survey plan; thence South 0º54'15" 
East eight thousand seven hundred forty-four and twenty-three hundredths (8,744.23) feet 
to a one (1) inch iron rebar with four (4) inch aluminum cap engraved 
"Cushing/Friendship Town Line 2010" set approximately six (6) feet southerly of the 
southerly edge of pavement of the Colonel Stairs Road (MCSW - North 436964.64, East 
3185465.15) marked 'Q' on the said survey plan; thence continuing South 0º54'15" East 
two thousand one hundred eighty-six and no hundredths (2,186.00) feet to a five inch by 
five inch (5"x5") granite monument found (MCSW - North 434778.92, East 3185499.65) 
marked 'R' on the said survey plan; thence South 54º58'22" East five hundred fifty-one 
and twenty-eight hundredths (551.28) feet to a five inch by five inch (5"x5") granite 
monument found five (5) feet easterly of the easterly edge of pavement of Cushing Road 
(Route 97) (MCSW - North 434462.50, East 3185951.08) marked 'S' on the said survey 
plan; thence South 62º20'09" East one thousand forty-nine and forty-two hundredths 
(1,049.42) feet to a one (1) inch iron rebar with four (4) inch aluminum cap engraved 
"Cushing/Friendship Town Line 2010" set approximately twelve (12) feet westerly of the 
westerly edge of Meduncook River (MCSW - North 433975.27, East 3186880.53) 
marked 'T' on the said survey plan; thence continuing South 62º20'09" East twenty (20) 
feet more or less to a thread of Meduncook River (MCSW - approximately North 433969, 
East 3186892) marked 'U' on the said survey plan; thence following the irregular thread 
of Meduncook River Southerly seven (7) miles more or less to its intersection with the 
thread of Saint George River Southerly of Gay Island (MCSW - approximately North 
400231, East 3175204) marked 'V' on the said survey plan; thence following the irregular 
thread of Saint George River Northeasterly twelve (12) miles more or less to the point of 
beginning. 
SUMMARY 
This bill clarifies the boundary line between the Town of Cushing and the Town of   
Friendship.