JOHN BROWNS GRAVE RM 2 (PG0933)
State: NY
County: Essex
Quad: Lake Placid
Location: N 44° 15.138' W073° 58.262'
Elevation: 1857.16 ft.
Designation: JOHN BROWNS GRAVE RM 2 1942
Setting: Square Concrete Monument
Type: Reference Mark Disk
Year: 1942
Established By: NGS
Recovered: 06 August 2006
Rich and I recovered this reference mark as part of our recovery of PG0932, the JOHN BROWNS GRAVE tri-station. RM2 is in good condition. See PG0932 for details and photographs.
A report on the condition of this reference mark was submitted to NGS, along with the following recovery note:
Recovered in good condition as described. Autonomous (non-corrected) handheld GPS coordinates are 44 15 08.3(N) 073 58 15.7(W).
Zhanna
NGS Official Description, 1975 (see datasheet for recent updates) :
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1975 2.5 MI S FROM LAKE PLACID. SOUTHERLY ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 73 FROM THE JUNCTION OF STATE HIGHWAYS 86 AND 73 FOR 1.5 MILES TO SIDE RIGHT, KEEP RIGHT ON JOHN BROWN, GO SOUTH FOR 0.6 MILE TO JOHN BROWNS STATUE AND MARK SOUTHEAST OF CENTER OF CIRCLE DRIVE, 28 FEET NORTHEAST OF CENTER OF DIRT DRIVEWAY TO HOUSE AND 12 FEET SOUTHEAST OF MAIL BOX.