LX6237: DEFOREST AND HOTCHKISS CUPOLA (NGS, Madison, CT)
Posted by: NH2beers
N 41° 17.021 W 072° 38.132
18T E 698007 N 4572945
An intersecting station, a cupola, located in Madison, CT.
The NGS PID# is LX6237.
Waymark Code: WMH1QK
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 05/07/2013
Views: 3
This is the last NGS recovery description extracted from the Geocaching site page:
THIS STATION IS ON THE NORTH END OF THE MAIN STORAGE SHED OF THE TRIANGLE PACIFIC HOME CENTER. THE PLANT IS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE POST ROAD 0.1 MILE WEST OF THE R.R. TRACKS OVER U.S. 1. THE CUPOLA HAS WHITE SIDES AND A GREEN DOME-SHAPED TOP. STATION IS 2.3 MILES W. OF MADISON CENTER.
The site this cupola located at is now Landon Lumber. The cupola is still in good condition, and although the weather vane is missing parts, the main structure is sound.
At the time the station was first observed in 1933, the establishment was named DeForest and Hotchkiss Lumber Co., hence the designation.
The published coordinates are adjusted:
N41 17 01.24689 W072 38 07.93939
The description is adequate, and the cupola is plainly visible from the street.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: DEFOREST AND HOTCHKISS CUPOLA
Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: Cupola
County: New Haven
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Guilford
Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used
Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]
NGS PID: LX6237
Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed
Monumentation type (if other): Not listed
Special category (optional): Not listed
Special Category (if other): Not listed
Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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