----------------------------Original message---------------------------- The message that Stephen Littrell asked about was on Maps-L on August 12, 1994. I happened to print it out and just happened to run across it again yesterday. Here it is: SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE UNITED STATES MILES Texas (along the Rio Grande, approximate)__________ 1241 New Mexico_________________________________________ 179.5 Arizona (19.1 miles along the Colorado River)______ 372.5 California ________________________________________ 140.4 ______ TOTAL 1933.4 Source: Boundaries of the United States and the Several States Geological Survey professional paper 909: 1976 Page #23 Jane Carlson (aka "The Original Pack Rat") University of Iowa Map Collection