NC1460: Hamburg Town Tank - Hamburg, NY
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member PeterNoG
N 42° 45.733 W 078° 49.371
17T E 678142 N 4736708
This Benchmark is just northwest of I-90 between exit 56 & 57 in Hamburg, New York.
Waymark Code: WMJ1W1
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 09/10/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
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1973/01/01 by NGS (FIRST OBSERVED)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1973 (WOM) HAMBURG TOWN WATER TANK IS AN 8 LEGGED STEEL TANK, 120 FEET HIGH, PAINTED GREEN AND HAS THE WORDS TOWN OF HAMBURG PAINTED ON THE EAST AND WEST SIDES. STATION IS THE TWIN OBSTRUCTION LIGHT ATOP THE TANK (NOT CENTERED) AND IS LOCATED ABOUT 0.1 MILE SOUTHEAST OF THE JUNCTION OF U.S. HIGHWAYS 20 AND 62 AND ON THE NORTH EDGE OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 90.

1983/01/01 by USPS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POSTAL SERVICE 1983 (HEW) HAMBURG TOWN TANK RECOVERED GOOD.

1985/01/01 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1985 (NJG) TANK LOCATED AND FOUND TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION.

1990/01/01 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1990 (NAZ) RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.

1996/09/30 by FA (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY FISHER ASSOCIATES 1996 (KR) AS DESCRIBED.

1997/02/03 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1997 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: Hamburg Town Tank

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

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Monumentation type: Elevated Tank

Monumentation type (if other): n/a

County: Erie County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Buffalo SE

Special Category (if other): n/a

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

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NGS PID: NC1460

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Special category (optional): Not listed
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