BINGHAMTON FIRST PRESB CHURCH

Recovered in Good Condition on December 8, 2002

Spatial/elevation data

Coordinates N 42.10015° W 75.910066°
Elevation Unknown
Location New York
   Broome County
      Binghamton West Quad

Mark description

Type Landmark/Intersection Station
Setting Church Spire
Monumented 1940 by NGS
Description (NGS)NGS Datasheet
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A report on the condition of this survey mark has been submitted to NGS, along with the following recovery note:

Recovered in good condition as described.

Narrative and photographs

We were on our way to locate benchmarks NA1433 and NA1434, and the church provided a convenient lot in which to park. So I figured I might as well get some photos of the spire and log this one too, even though I generally prefer finding the actual benchmark disks. The spire (and the church itself) is an impressive landmark in an otherwise run-down area. The abandoned storefronts along Chenango Street across from the church were a sad reminder of better times, and the downtown area looked even more desolate and forgotten in the snow.

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