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25 August 2015

FOUR CORNERS

The Four Corners is the only place in the United States where four states (Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado) come together at one place. The original marker, erected in 1912, was a simple cement pad placed after government surveys showed the location of the terminus of the four state boundaries. The monument was refurbished in 1992 with a bronze disk embedded in granite. Each of the state boundaries radiate from the disk and each state's seal rests within that state's boundary. The scenery immediately surrounding the Four Corners Monument is somewhat bleak, but nearby you will find incredible sites that typify Southwest desert country. 



The only place in the entire United States where a person can stand in four states at once. The corners of Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico and Utah meet here


The area surrounding the monument is Native American land, which includes part of New Mexico, Utah, and Arizona and covers some 25,000 square miles. Both the Navajo, or Dine, and Ute people live in the Four Corners area. Artisans and craftsmen from both Indian nations are represented at the monument. The area is very remote. The tiny community of Teec Nos Pos, AZ, is six miles away.


For more information visit: Four Corners Monument

4 comments:

  1. Ciekawa kartka :) Niby też turystyczna, ale inna niż widoczki czy pejzaże. Miejsce wygląda na takie, do którego ciężko dotrzeć, przynajmniej w moim wrażeniu.

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  2. Chciałabym znaleźć się w tym miejscu, bo podobają mi się takie lokalizacje odkąd obejrzałam "Szkołę uczuć" :) Bo tam było o znalezieniu się w dwóch miejscach naraz.

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  3. Wow, nie słyszałam raczej o tym miejscu. Bardzo ciekawe i co za tym idzie, kartka jest tym bardziej ciekawa :) Jedna pocztówka i 4 stany zaliczone :D

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