Church Spire - Cox Memorial Methodist Church - Hallowell, ME
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
N 44° 17.179 W 069° 47.615
19T E 436682 N 4903980
This predominantly white wood framed church has a tall steeple, which is the station. In 1949 the white ball was missing from the top of the weathervane. We can report that it is safely back in place as of 2015, but has changed colour.
Waymark Code: WMP4JQ
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 06/30/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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From the NGS:
DESIGNATION -  HALLOWELL METH CH GILT BALL
PID         -  PE2464
STATE/COUNTY-  ME/KENNEBEC
COUNTRY     -  US
USGS QUAD   -  AUGUSTA (1991)

NAD 83(1996) POSITION- 44 17 10.72692(N) 069 47 36.89506(W)
MARKER: 90 = CHURCH SPIRE
SATELLITE: THE SITE LOCATION WAS REPORTED AS SUITABLE FOR
SATELLITE: SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS - October 15, 2002

HISTORY     - Date     Condition        Report By
HISTORY     - 1868     FIRST OBSERVED   COASUR
HISTORY     - 1942     GOOD             CGS
HISTORY     - 1949     GOOD             CGS
HISTORY     - 1957     GOOD             CGS
HISTORY     - 1974     GOOD             NGS
HISTORY     - 20021015 GOOD             USPSQD

STATION DESCRIPTION

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1942 (HJB)
RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION WITHOUT A DESCRIPTION.  THIS
STATION WAS NOT DESCRIBED.

THE WHITE SPIRE OF COX MEMORIAL METHODIST CHURCH ON THE SW
CORNER OF MIDDLE AND CENTRAL STREETS, IN THE TOWN OF HALLOWELL.  IT
IS A FOUR-SIDED, WHITE SPIRE, RISING FROM A SQUARE BELFRY, WITH A
BALL AND WEATHER VANE AT ITS APEX.

STATION RECOVERY (1949)

RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1949 (ERM)
STATION RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION AS DESCRIBED IN 1942 WITH
THE EXCEPTION THAT THERE IS NO LONGER A BALL ATOP THE
ARROW-LIKE WEATHER VANE.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: -blank-

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Church Spire

County: Kennebec

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Augusta

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: PE2464

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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