538 (LY0515)
State: NY
County: Orange
Quad: Warwick
Location: N 41° 15.490' W074° 21.516'
Elevation: 537.18 ft.
Designation: 538 1903
Setting: Building foundation
Type: Bench Mark Disk
Year: 1903
Established By: USGS
Recovered: 30 October 2004
I was in Warwick for a day of wine-tasting and touring the countryside with my parents. I happened to notice this mark while we were stopped on Main Street. My father was willing to pull over into the adjacent parking lot, and he even came along with me as I recorded the coordinates and took my photos. The disk is in good condition, especially for such an old mark. This building has made a neat transformation from an old church into commercial space; it now houses a video store and antique market, among other businesses.
A report on the condition of this mark was submitted to NGS, along with the following recovery note:
Recovered in good condition. The Methodist Church is now the Clocktower Building. Autonomous (non-corrected) handheld GPS coordinates for the station are 41 15 29.40(N) 074 21 30.96(W).
Zhanna
NGS Official Description, 1942 (see datasheet for recent updates) :
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1942 AT WARWICK. A U.S.G.S. DISK SET VERTICALLY IN THE EAST END OF THE SOUTHEAST STONE FOUNDATION OF THE METHODIST CHURCH, 3.0 FEET ABOVE THE SIDEWALK, 45 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE MAIN STREET.
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...USGS Bench Mark Disk 538N 41° 15.490' W074° 21.516' |
...Mark is set vertically in the building foundation. |
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...Easy to spot from a distance ... |
...This old church is now a commercial plaza. |
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