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Initial Point of Boundary Between U.S. and Mexico

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Monument marking the Initial Point of Boundary Between U.S. and Mexico (1974 photo)
Monument marking the Initial Point of Boundary Between U.S. and Mexico (1974 photo)

The Initial Point of Boundary Between U.S. and Mexico (Monument No. 258) is the westernmost boundary marker on the international boundary between the United States and Mexico and as such has since its erection marked the southwestern corner of the Continental United States. According to the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the initial border point is set as one marine league (three nautical miles) south of the southernmost point of San Diego Bay, and the border proceeds in a straight line towards the confluence of the Colorado River and Gila River. The significance of the monument is stated in the inscription on the west side of the original marble shaft: "Initial point of Boundary between the United States and Mexico, established by the Joint Commission, 10 October, A.D. 1849, Agreeably to the Treaty dated at the City of Guadalupe, Hidalgo, February 2, A.D. 1848. John B. Weller, U.S. Commissioner. Andrew B. Gray, U.S. Surveyor.

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Initial Point of Boundary Between U.S. and Mexico
Cantera, Tijuana

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22504 Tijuana
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Monument marking the Initial Point of Boundary Between U.S. and Mexico (1974 photo)
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Bullring by the Sea
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