Standpipe JU3043 - Haddonfield, NJ
N 39° 53.520 W 075° 01.817
18S E 497410 N 4415770
Eyesore water tank doubles as a benchmark in a side yard located in Suburban Haddonfield.
Waymark Code: WM8GRJ
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 03/31/2010
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This giant, metal monstrosity can be accessed from E. Cottage Avenue. It is located in the back yard of a home, not exactly on their property but close enough to annoy. Neighbors are nosy so you will most likely have to explain why you are on the street looking up.
Hear is the narrative from the Coast and Geodetic Survey from 1933:
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1933 (GLA) THIS STATION IS THE CENTER OF THE HADDONFIELD MUNICIPAL STANDPIPE ABOUT 500 FEET W OF WALNUT STREET, 50 FEET N OF E COTTAGE AVENUE BETWEEN RESIDENCES AT 203 AND 207 E COTTAGE AVENUE. IT IS A BLACK CYLINDRICAL STEEL STANDPIPE WITH A WHITE BAND AROUND THE TOP. THERE IS A PLATFORM AND FENCE AROUND THE TOP. IT IS ABOUT 25 FEET IN DIAMETER AND 115 FEET HIGH.