37th meridian west from Washington

The 37th meridian west from Washington is an archaic meridian based on the Washington meridian. It is currently located at approximately 114 degrees, 3 minutes west of the Greenwich meridian.^[1] The meridian is used as a boundary for two states.

Usage as a boundary

The first and only usage of the meridian as a boundary occurred in 1866. In that year, the state of Nevada's eastern boundary was pushed one degree further east to the current boundary.^[2] This also had the effect of pushing the Utah Territory's western boundary further east. Utah would become a state in 1896.^[3]

References

^ Stein, Mark (2008). How the States Got Their Shapes. New York: Smithsonian Books. p. 176. ISBN 978-0-06-143138-8.
^ 14 Stat. 43
^ Rood, Ron; Thatcher, Linda (2014). "A Brief History of Utah: Statehood". Utah History to Go. State of Utah. Archived from the original on November 10, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2014.

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[1] Stein, Mark (2008). How the States Got Their Shapes. New York: Smithsonian Books. p. 176. ISBN 978-0-06-143138-8.

[2] 14 Stat. 43

[3] Rood, Ron; Thatcher, Linda (2014). "A Brief History of Utah: Statehood". Utah History to Go. State of Utah. Archived from the original on November 10, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2014.