Tennessee § 4-2-103 - Virginia boundary.
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§ 4-2-103. Virginia boundary.
The boundary line between this state and the state of Virginia begins on the summit of the White Top Mountain, at the termination of the northeast corner of this state, running thence a due west course to the top of the Cumberland Mountain, where the southwestern corner of the state of Virginia terminates, equidistant from the lines called Walker's and Henderson's. Code 1858, § 62 (deriv. Acts 1803, ch. 58, § 1); Acts 1889, ch. 222, § 1; Shan., § 73; Code 1932, § 84; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-203. Compiler's Notes. Walker's line is one run by Virginia commissioners in 1780, and Henderson's line is one run by North Carolina commissioners in what is now Tennessee in pursuance of Acts 1779 (Apr.), ch. 16. These two lines resulted from the disagreement of the commissioners representing the respective states, and are about two miles apart. See Parker v. Claiborne, 32 Tenn. 565 (1852). By compact between Virginia and Tennessee, it was agreed that a line equally distant from Walker's line and Henderson's line should be the true boundary line between them, which line was run and marked in pursuance of statutes of each state in 1802 and confirmed by Acts 1803, ch. 58. See Campbell v. Crockett, 16 Tenn. 225 (1835); Lessee of Brock v. Burchett, 32 Tenn. 27 (1852); Parker v. Claiborne, 32 Tenn. 565 (1852); Sharp v. Van Winkle, 80 Tenn. 15 (1883). Acts 1901, ch. 85 ceded a narrow strip of land within the city of Bristol to the state of Virginia. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 5 Tenn. Juris., Boundaries, § 1; 22 Juris., State, § 4.
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