Untangling the mystery of Aroostook County’s meridian line

by Joseph Cyr
3 years ago
Tim Cady, a Maine Licensed Land Surveyor, points to a long-lost granite marker that was recently discovered at the former Hancock Barracks in Houlton. The marker is part of the Aroostook County Meridian Line, a long-forgotten marker system used to calibrate surveyors' compasses. Credit: Joseph Cyr / Houlton Pioneer Times
Three long-forgotten granite monuments in southern Aroostook County, once used to calibrate land surveying equipment with the stars, may soon be restored thanks to local surveyors. Read more.