A granite monument marks the border between the United States and Mexico in San Ysidro at the southernmost end of the trolley line from San Diego, USA. The lengthy boundary line was determined by a joint commission from the two countries after the end of the War in 1848. This is one of 258 markers eventually placed along the 1,989-mile border after treaties gave the United States 525,000 square miles of Mexican territory for payment of $15 million. A flood in the late 1800s washed away marker No. 255 but this middle section was found buried in a field in 1979 and then restored.
A granite monument marks the border between the United States and Mexico in San Ysidro at the southernmost end of the trolley line from San Diego, USA. The lengthy boundary line was determined by a joint commission from the two countries after the end of the War in 1848. This is one of 258 markers eventually placed along the 1,989-mile (3201-kilometer) border after treaties gave the United States 525,000 square miles (135974376 hectares) of Mexican territory for payment of $15 million. A flood in the late 1800s washed away marker No. 255 but this middle section was found buried in a field in 1979 and relocated at San Ysidro. A replacement marker with the same number was erected soon after the flood on higher ground not far from the original site.
Size: 2476px × 3600px
Location: San Ysidro, San Diego County, California, USA
Photo credit: © Michele and Tom Grimm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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