OE0212 - Johnstown, FULTON county, NY
Posted by: ripraff
N 43° 00.717 W 074° 22.817
18T E 550502 N 4762328
This benchmark is next to the NY sign pointing to Johnson Hall. Set in 1942. Found when taking photo of the sign.
Waymark Code: WMYYA2
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 08/10/2018
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This marker has been damaged since at least 2004. Seems the same as in the write-ups on the geocaching benchmark. "There's about 1/3rd of this one left. The info on it is useless"
"DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1942 IN JOHNSTOWN. AT JOHNSTOWN, 0.5 MILE NORTHWEST ALONG STATE HIGHWAY NO. 29 FROM THE POST OFFICE, AT A Y INTERSECTION OF THE HIGHWAY AND HALL AVENUE, 35 FEET WEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE AVENUE, 30 FEET NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE HIGHWAY, 12 FEET NORTHEAST OF A POWER LINE POLE, AND 3 FEET NORTHWEST OF A SIGN POINTING TO THE BARONIAL HOME OF SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON. A DISK, SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST PROJECTING ABOUT 3 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND."
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