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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.

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  • 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. (en)
  • El punto de inicio entre la Frontera de EE. UU. y México (en inglés: Initial Point of Boundary Between U.S. and Mexico) es una estructura histórica ubicada en la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México en San Diego, California. El punto de inicio entre la Frontera de EE. UU. y México se encuentra inscrito en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos desde el 06 de septiembre de 1974. (es)
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  • The monument in a 1974 photo (en)
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  • S of Imperial Beach off Monument Rd., Imperial Beach, California (en)
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  • El punto de inicio entre la Frontera de EE. UU. y México (en inglés: Initial Point of Boundary Between U.S. and Mexico) es una estructura histórica ubicada en la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México en San Diego, California. El punto de inicio entre la Frontera de EE. UU. y México se encuentra inscrito en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos desde el 06 de septiembre de 1974. (es)
  • 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. (en)
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  • Punto de inicio de la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México (es)
  • Initial Point of Boundary Between U.S. and Mexico (en)
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