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The Sebastian Shallus property is located along Crossroad School Road. The intersection of Crossroad School Road and Swampcreek Road is at 39.8828659033824, -79.02130911955844. From there to about 39.886580711640946, -79.0171610636732 on Crossroad School Road, you can be sure you are on the Sebastian Shallus property.
Compare the color coded key points on following two images to understand how I determined the gps coordinates that are listed above. The first image is a markup of an excerpt from the WPA warrent survey map of Brothersvalley Township. The second image is a markup of a modern Somerset County plat map.
The following image is a May 24, 1939 aerial photo of the Sebastian Shallus property. A significant portion of the original boundary of the property is discernable.
In the following copy of the 1939 aerial photo, my interpretation of the property boundaries is highlighted in red.
The following three photographs of the Sebastian Shaulis farm were taken and provided by Jeanie Woods in 2024. The first one was taken looking generally eastward, and the second one was taken looking generally toward the northeast.
