[Talk-us-massachusetts] perambulating bounds

[Greg Troxel]

Roy Herold <rherold at yahoo.com> writes:

> My understanding is that the painted dates tend to be tags by local
> high school classes as opposed to survey dates. The marker between
> Carlisle and Concord on Estabrook Road has a long list of dates that
> get into the '0x' and possibly '1x' range.
>
> That said, there are lots of similar markers out in the woods that are
> unsullied.

I've been an alternate for the selectmen and visited many bounds.  We've
definitely painted them.  Some pictures from long ago:

http://www.lexort.com/gallery/stow-perambulation-20100426

In addition to painting the last two digits of the year (usually a
multiple of 5, but not always), the letter for the town is repainted.
Graffiti and official marks haven't confused me.  two official examples:

  http://www.lexort.com/gallery/stow-perambulation-20100426/gdt_30633
  http://www.lexort.com/gallery/stow-perambulation-20100426/gdt_30658
  
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