Ontario pathway Milestone 59/5, Hopewell, NY
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sagefemme
N 42° 52.559 W 077° 12.309
18T E 319897 N 4749401
The Ontario Pathway is a multi-use trail 23 miles long on a former rail bed. Ontario Pathways purchased the abandoned railroad property from the Penn Central Corp. in 1994. It had been abandoned and neglected for over 20 years.
Waymark Code: WMPQCF
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 10/06/2015
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The milestone is actually made of welded iron or steel sheets, bent to look like a concrete or carved stone milestone. It reads 5 miles on one face and 59 on another for a total of 64 miles. It's placement appears to be about 5 miles from the center of Stanley, NY, but it is not clear what the destination of the Penn Central was. It's general baring is northwest/southeast and Lake Ontario and Rochester, NY are both much closer than 59 miles. (See (
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The Ontario Pathway has its own mile markers in the form of engraved plastic plaques affixed to 4x4 posts along the pathway. This historic mile marker appears near 19/4.