The Four Corners

Being in four places at once; that's more than I could have asked for!

The Four Corners is the only place in the United States where four states intersect at one point: Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado.

The Four Corners Monument was originally surveyed and established by the US Government Surveyors and Astronomers in 1868 with the survey of Colorado's southern boundary. Surveys followed of New Mexico's west boundary and Utah's east boundary in 1878. The northern boundary of Arizona was surveyed in 1901. A small permanent marker was erected in 1912 where the boundaries of the four states intersected. 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 Four Corners Monument is located west of US Highway 160, 40 miles southwest of Cortez, Colorado. The area surrounding the monument is Indian land which includes part of New Mexico, Utah, and Arizona and covers 25,000 square miles. Both the Navajo, or Dine, and Ute people live in the area surrounding the Four Corners Monument. Artisans and craftspeople from both Indian nations are represented at the monument. The area has been home to native peoples for hundreds of years. Archaeologists have recorded numerous ancient Puebloan sites dating prior to AD 1300 throughout the Four Corners area.

It's one of my dreams to visit the four corners and be in four places at once. I hope to do that while I'm in the States...gotta find someone to take me though. It shall be a historical moment!

Source: http://www.utah.com/playgrounds/four_corners.htm