Meridian-Baseline State Park

Meridian-Baseline State Park
Location within the state of Michigan
Location	Ingham County, Michigan and Jackson County, Michigan United States
Nearest city	Leslie, Michigan
Coordinates	42°25′26″N 84°21′49″W
Area	88 acres (36 ha)
Governing body	Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Meridian-Baseline State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Michigan.

This 88-acre (36 ha) landlocked area contains the intersection of the principal meridian and the baseline used for the Michigan Survey. The park is marked with two monuments that show where the two mismatched baselines meet the principal meridian at the North Initial Point and South Initial Point. The park is not accessible to the public, and can only be reached by a 20-minute drive across private property. It is also notoriously flooded most of the year.^{[citation needed]} It is currently being preserved for its historic value.

In the 1960s and 1970s, land was acquired and money was raised toward establishing a Museum of Surveying on the site. However, in 1981, the Michigan Society of Professional Surveyors instead opened a museum in Lansing, Michigan. Local residents maintain hope that the site will eventually be made accessible to the public.

External links

• [1] Photo of the North Initial Point
• [2] Photo of the South Initial Point
• [3] Baseline-meridian plaque at the South Initial Point