NY State L § 3 (2021)
2021 New York Laws STL - State Article 2 - State Boundaries 3 - Massachusetts Boundary Line.

§ 3. Massachusetts  boundary  line.    The  boundary  line between the   states of New York and Massachusetts is as follows: Beginning  at  bound   one,  a  granite  monument set in ledge on the side of a wooded mountain   peak six hundred and nine feet east  of  Ryan  bush  road,  in  latitude   forty-two   degrees   two  minutes  fifty-eight  and  four  hundred  and   twenty-seven thousandths seconds north of  the  equator,  and  longitude   seventy-three  degrees  twenty-nine minutes fifteen and nine hundred and   fifty-nine thousandths seconds west  from  Greenwich,  and  marking  the   northwest  corner  of  Connecticut,  a  corner  of  the  commonwealth of   Massachusetts, and a corner of the state  of  New  York;  thence  on  an   azimuth   of  ninety  degrees  forty-three  minutes  forty-nine  seconds   twenty-six hundred and  twenty-four  feet  to  bound  three,  a  granite   monument  set in ledge on the steep westerly slope of a wooded mountain,   in latitude forty-two degrees two minutes fifty-eight and seven  hundred   and  fifty-six  thousandths  seconds and longitude seventy-three degrees   twenty-nine  minutes  and  fifty  and  seven  hundred  and  thirty-seven   thousandths  seconds,  at the southwest corner of Massachusetts, also in   the eastern line of New York and marking a corner of the towns of  Mount   Washington  in  Massachusetts,  and  Ancram  and  northeast in New York;   thence on an azimuth  of  one  hundred  and  sixty-seven  degrees  eight   minutes  fifteen  seconds,  thirteen thousand six hundred and forty-nine   feet to bound nine, a granite monument set  in  ledge  on  the  westerly   wooded  slope  of Alandar mountain about a quarter of a mile west of its   summit, in latitude forty-two degrees five minutes ten and  two  hundred   and  five thousandths seconds and longitude seventy-three degrees thirty   minutes thirty-one and thirty-one thousandths seconds, at the corner  of   Mount  Washington  in Massachusetts and Copake in New York; thence on an   azimuth of one hundred and ninety-five degrees twelve minutes twenty-two   seconds, two hundred forty-nine thousand two hundred and forty-six feet,   by the towns of Mount Washington, Egremont,  Alford,  West  Stockbridge,   Richmond,   Hancock  and  Williamstown  in  Massachusetts,  and  Copake,   Hillsdale, Austerlitz, Canaan,  New  Lebanon,  Stephentown,  Berlin  and   Petersburg  in  New  York,  to  bound  one hundred and twelve, a granite   monument set in  ledge  and  earth  on  an  open  easterly  slope  about   seventy-five  feet  west  of  a  private  roadway, in latitude forty-two   degrees  forty-four  minutes  forty-five  and  two   hundred   and   one   thousandths  seconds and longitude seventy three degrees fifteen minutes   fifty-four and  nine  hundred  and  four  thousandths  seconds,  at  the   northwest corner of Massachusetts, also in the east line of New York and   in  the south line of Vermont, and marking a corner in the boundaries of   the towns of Williamstown in Massachusetts, Petersburg in New York,  and   Pownal  in  Vermont. The term "azimuth," as used in this description, is   the angle which a line makes at its point of  beginning  with  the  true   meridian,  reckoning  from  the south around by the west. In addition to   the monuments at the ends of the above mentioned  straight  lines  other   monuments  have  been  set  at  the  points of intersection of the above   described straight lines with highways, railroads and boundary lines  of   three  towns  in New York and seven towns in Massachusetts; also at mile   points, excepting the twenty-second and twenty-third  miles,  which  are   unmarked. These additional marks are described as follows:  Beginning at   the  said  northwest  corner  of  Connecticut; thence westerly about six   hundred and nine feet to a monument on the west side of Ryan Bush  road;   thence  westerly  about two thousand and fifteen feet to bound three, at   the southwest  corner  of  Massachusetts  previously  described;  thence   northwesterly  about twenty-six hundred and fifty-six feet to a monument   marking the first mile point;  thence  northwesterly  about  forty-eight   hundred  and  fifty-five  feet  to  a  monument on the north side of the   Roberts road; thence northwesterly about three hundred and  thirty  feet    to  a  monument  at  the  corner of Ancram, Copake and Mount Washington;   thence northwesterly about ninety-five feet to a  monument  marking  the   second  mile  point;  thence  northwesterly  about fifty-two hundred and   eighty  feet  to  a  monument  marking  the  third  mile  point;  thence   northwesterly about four hundred and thirty-three feet to bound nine, on   Alandar  mountain   previously   described;   thence   northerly   about   thirty-four  hundred  and  eighty-six feet to a monument at the boundary   summit of the Bashbish mountain; thence northerly about thirteen hundred   and sixty-one feet to a monument marking the fourth mile  point;  thence   northerly  about fifty-two hundred and eighty feet to a monument marking   the fifth mile point; thence northerly about twelve hundred and nineteen   feet to a monument on the  north  side  of  the  Bashbish  road;  thence   northerly  about  twenty-five hundred and seventy-six feet to a monument   at the  boundary  summit  of  Cedar  mountain;  thence  northerly  about   fourteen  hundred  and  eighty-five feet to a monument marking the sixth   mile point; thence northerly about twenty-eight hundred and  forty-eight   feet  to  a  monument  at  the  boundary  summit  of Dugway hill; thence   northerly about nine hundred and eighty-five feet to a monument  on  the   north  side  of  the  Mount  Washington-Hillsdale road; thence northerly   about fourteen hundred and forty-seven feet to a  monument  marking  the   seventh mile point; thence northerly about six hundred and seventy-seven   feet  to  a  monument  at  the boundary summit of Mount Prospect; thence   northerly about forty-five hundred and ninety-four feet to a monument at   the corner of Copake, Egremont and Mount  Washington;  thence  northerly   about  nine  feet  to  a  monument marking the eighth mile point; thence   northerly about nine hundred and seventy  feet  to  a  monument  at  the   boundary  summit  of  Mount  Fray;  thence  northerly  about forty-three   hundred and ten feet to a monument marking the ninth mile point;  thence   northerly  about  fourteen  hundred and fifty-nine feet to a monument on   the north side of the Hillsdale-South Egremont  road;  thence  northerly   about four hundred and seventy-eight feet to a monument at the corner of   Copake,  Egremont  and  Hillsdale;  thence  northerly about thirty-three   hundred and forty-three feet to a monument marking the tenth mile point;   thence northerly about twenty-seven hundred and  eighty-six  feet  to  a   monument  on the north side of the Hillsdale-North Egremont road; thence   northerly about twenty-four hundred and ninety-four feet to  a  monument   marking  the  eleventh  mile  point;  thence  northerly about forty-four   hundred and eight feet to a monument on the  south  side  of  the  North   Egremont-North  Hillsdale road; thence northerly about eight hundred and   seventy-two feet to a monument marking the twelfth  mile  point;  thence   northerly  about  twenty-five hundred and forty-three feet to a monument   at the corner of Alford, Egremont and Hillsdale; thence northerly  about   three  hundred and seventy-three feet to a monument on the north side of   the Whites Hill road; thence northerly about  twenty-three  hundred  and   sixty-four  feet to a monument marking the thirteenth mile point; thence   northerly about thirty-eight hundred and ninety-three feet to a monument   on the south  side  of  the  Green  River-North  Egremont  road;  thence   northerly  about  thirteen  hundred  and eighty-seven feet to a monument   marking the fourteenth mile point; thence northerly  about  twenty-three   hundred  and  five  feet  to  a  monument on the north side of the Green   River-Great Barrington road; thence northerly about twenty-five  hundred   and  thirty-two  feet  to a monument on the south side of a road; thence   northerly about four hundred and forty-three feet to a monument  marking   the fifteenth mile point; thence northerly about thirty-five hundred and   twenty-seven  feet  to a monument at a boundary summit; thence northerly   about seventeen hundred and fifty-three feet to a monument  marking  the   sixteenth  mile  point;  thence  northerly  about  fourteen  hundred and   ninety-four feet to a monument on the north  side  of  the  Alford-Green    River  road;  thence  northerly  about thirty-four hundred and fifty-six   feet to a monument on the north side of a road; thence  northerly  about   three hundred and thirty feet to a monument marking the seventeenth mile   point;  thence  northerly  about  fifty-two hundred and eighty feet to a   monument marking the eighteenth mile point; thence northerly about  five   hundred  and  fifty-three  feet  to  a monument at the corner of Alford,   Austerlitz and West  Stockbridge;  thence  northerly  about  forty-seven   hundred  and twenty-seven feet to a monument marking the nineteenth mile   point; thence northerly about fifteen  hundred  and  ninety  feet  to  a   monument  at the boundary summit of Mount Harvey; thence northerly about   thirty-six hundred and ninety feet to a monument marking  the  twentieth   mile point; thence northerly about twenty-nine hundred and two feet to a   monument  on  the  south  side  of the Austerlitz-West Stockbridge south   road; thence northerly about three hundred and twenty-seven  feet  to  a   monument  on  the  south  side  of  a  road;  thence northerly about two   thousand and eight  feet  to  a  monument  on  the  south  side  of  the   Austerlitz-West   Stockbridge   north   road;   thence  northerly  about   forty-three feet to a monument  marking  the  twenty-first  mile  point;   thence  northerly  about  twenty-six  hundred  and thirty-five feet to a   monument on the north side of a road; thence northerly about twenty-four   hundred and nine feet to a monument on the south side of the Canaan-West   Stockbridge road; thence northerly about one hundred and fifteen feet to   a monument on the Boston and Albany railroad; thence northerly about one   hundred and sixty-six feet to a  monument  on  the  north  side  of  the   Canaan-Richmond Furnace south road; thence northerly about three hundred   and  ninety-one feet to a monument at the corner of Canaan, Richmond and   West  Stockbridge;  thence  northerly  about  forty-eight  hundred   and   thirty-four  feet to a monument on the south side of the Canaan-Richmond   Furnace north road; thence northerly about eight hundred and twenty feet   to a monument on the east side  of  the  Cunningham  Hill  road;  thence   northerly about eight hundred and ninety-seven feet to a monument at the   boundary  summit  of Cunningham hill; thence northerly about thirty-five   hundred and seventy-three feet to a monument marking  the  twenty-fourth   mile point; thence northerly about one hundred and sixty-seven feet to a   monument on the south side of the Canaan-Richmond road; thence northerly   about  twenty-eight  hundred and thirteen feet to a monument on the west   side of a road; thence northerly about twelve  hundred  and  eighty-five   feet  to  a  monument  on  the south side of the Canaan-Pittsfield road;   thence northerly about one thousand  and  fifteen  feet  to  a  monument   marking  the  twenty-fifth  mile point; thence northerly about fifty-two   hundred and eighty feet to a  monument  marking  the  twenty-sixth  mile   point;  thence  northerly  about  fifty-two hundred and eighty feet to a   monument marking the twenty-seventh mile point; thence  northerly  about   eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-nine  feet to a monument at the corner of   Canaan, Hancock and Richmond, on Perry's Peak;  thence  northerly  about   thirty-three  hundred  and  eighty-one  feet  to  a monument marking the   twenty-eighth mile point; thence northerly about seventeen  hundred  and   ninety-two   feet  to  a  monument  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mount   Lebanon-Pittsfield  road;  thence  northerly  about  eighty  feet  to  a   monument  on the north side of the Mount Lebanon-Pittsfield road; thence   northerly about thirty-three hundred and twenty-four feet to a  monument   on  the  north  side  of  the  state  highway between Pittsfield and New   Lebanon; thence northerly about eighty-four feet to a  monument  marking   the twenty-ninth mile point; thence northerly about thirty-three hundred   and  fifteen feet to a monument at the boundary summit of Mount Lebanon;   thence northerly  about  nineteen  hundred  and  sixty-five  feet  to  a   monument  marking  the  thirtieth  mile  point;  thence  northerly about   fifty-two hundred and eighty feet to a monument marking the thirty-first    mile point; thence northerly about two hundred and fifty-six feet  to  a   monument  on  the north side of the Old Lebanon Springs-Pittsfield road;   thence northerly about eleven hundred and eight feet to  a  monument  on   the  south side of the Lebanon Springs-Pittsfield road; thence northerly   about thirty-nine hundred and sixteen feet to  a  monument  marking  the   thirty-second  mile  point;  thence  northerly  about  nine  hundred and   ninety-six feet to a monument at the boundary  summit  of  Clover  hill;   thence  northerly  about  forty-two  hundred  and  eighty-four feet to a   monument marking the thirty-third mile  point;  thence  northerly  about   twenty-five  hundred and fifty-five feet to a monument on the south side   of Goodrich Hollow road; thence northerly about twenty-seven hundred and   twenty-five feet to a monument marking  the  thirty-fourth  mile  point;   thence  northerly  about fifty-two hundred and eighty feet to a monument   marking the thirty-fifth mile point; thence northerly  about  twenty-six   hundred  and  eighty-nine  feet  to  a monument on the north side of the   Hancock-Stephentown road; thence northerly about twenty-five hundred and   ninety-one feet to a monument marking the thirty-six mile point;  thence   northerly  about fifty-two hundred and eighty feet to a monument marking   the thirty-seventh mile point; thence northerly about two  thousand  and   sixty-five feet to a monument at the boundary summit of Rounds mountain;   thence northerly about thirty-two hundred and fifteen feet to a monument   marking  the  thirty-eighth mile point; thence northerly about fifty-two   hundred and eighty feet to a  monument  marking  the  thirty-ninth  mile   point;  thence  northerly  about  fifty-two hundred and eighty feet to a   monument  marking  the  fortieth  mile  point;  thence  northerly  about   forty-nine  hundred  and  seventy-four  feet  to  a monument marking the   boundary summit of Mount Misery; thence northerly  about  three  hundred   and  six  feet  to a monument marking the forty-first mile point; thence   northerly about fifty-two hundred and eighty feet to a monument  marking   the  forty-second  mile  point;  thence northerly about nine hundred and   seventy-two feet to a monument at the  corner  of  Berlin,  Hancock  and   Williamstown;  thence  northerly about two thousand and eleven feet to a   monument on the north side of the Sweet  road;  thence  northerly  about   twenty-two  hundred  and  ninety-seven  feet  to  a monument marking the   forty-third mile point; thence northerly  about  fifty-two  hundred  and   eighty  feet  to  a monument marking the forty-fourth mile point, on the   north slope of Rhodes Pinnacle; thence northerly about two thousand  and   fifty-six  feet  to  a  monument on the south side of Mills Hollow road;   thence northerly about thirty-two hundred  and  twenty-four  feet  to  a   monument  marking  the  forty-fifth  mile  point; thence northerly about   forty-six hundred and two feet to a monument on the north  side  of  the   Beebe  Hollow road; thence northerly about six hundred and seventy-eight   feet to a monument marking the forty-sixth mile point; thence  northerly   about  twenty-one hundred and seventy feet to a monument at the boundary   summit of Berlin mountain; thence northerly about thirty-one hundred and   ten feet to a monument marking  the  forty-seventh  mile  point;  thence   northerly  about  sixteen  hundred and thirty-five feet to a monument on   the north side of the Berlin-Williamstown road; thence  northerly  about   thirty-six  hundred  and  forty-five  feet  to  a  monument  marking the   forty-eighth mile point; thence northerly about thirty-four hundred  and   sixty-three  feet  to  a  monument  on  the  south  side  of  the  South   Williamstown-Petersburg road; thence northerly about three  hundred  and   seven    feet    to    a   monument   on   the   north   side   of   the   Williamstown-Petersburg road; thence northerly about fifteen hundred and   ten feet to a  monument  marking  the  forty-ninth  mile  point;  thence   northerly  about  thirty-one hundred and twenty-seven feet to a monument   at the boundary  summit  of  Jim  Smith  hill;  thence  northerly  about   twenty-one  hundred  and  fifty-three  feet  to  a  monument marking the    fiftieth mile point; thence northerly about fifteen hundred and nineteen   feet to bound one  hundred  and  twelve,  at  the  northwest  corner  of   Massachusetts,  previously described; thereby including within the state   of  New York that portion of the former territory of Massachusetts known   as the district of Boston Corner, situate formerly in the  southwesterly   corner  of Massachusetts, and westerly of the southwest line of the town   of Mount Washington, in the county of Berkshire, and ceded to the  state   of  New  York  upon  certain  conditions by an act of the legislature of   Massachusetts passed on May fourteen, eighteen hundred and  fifty-three,   entitled  "An  act  relating to the separation of the district of Boston   Corner from this commonwealth, and the cession of the same to the  state   of   New  York."  The  acceptance  by  this  state  of  sovereignty  and   jurisdiction of such ceded territory which took  effect  January  three,   eighteen  hundred and fifty-five, the date of the approval of the act of   congress consenting to such cession, is continued in force,  subject  to   the retention by the state of Massachusetts of jurisdiction in any cause   which  arose  or  was  pending  before  the  date  of the issuing of the   proclamation  provided  in  the  third  section  of  such  act  of   the   legislature  of  Massachusetts,  provided,  however, that nothing herein   contained shall be construed  to  affect  existing  titles  to  property   corporeal  or incorporeal held under grants heretofore made by either of   said states, nor to affect existing rights which said states, or  either   of  them,  or  which  the citizens of either of said states may have, by   grant, letters patent or prescription irrespective of the boundary  line   hereby  established, it not being the purpose hereof to define, limit or   interfere with any such right, rights or privileges  whatever  the  same   may be.