slippeddisk

Get yourself a stick with a nail on the end, an old burlap bag, put on your safety vest and start picking up trash. What ever else you come across is yours to log.

I found this one on a trip to the Hockey Hall of Fame. It is mounted on the building that houses the Hall.

I found this one on a trip to the Hockey Hall of Fame. It is mounted on the building that houses the Hall.

Found JW0226 today, it has not been reported since it was monumented in 1957, and when I found it I could see why. It looks like someone chipped the paint away between paint jobs. This is the third mark I have found painted over in the short time I have been hunting. Is this common? If it is it begs the question, Why would you not paint around something like that? Its sort of like painting the hardware on all your doors and windows. Just wondering if you have come across much of this?

I agree the fire hydrant may have been moved. But since the first shot seems to show at least 1 foot past the presumed mark to the north (which would be up if this is the west curb), the concrete would have shown the signs of the old hydrant (a circular patch of newer concrete, etc.). So: If there is no sign or scar of the moved hydrant on the concrete then: 1) It's the wrong spot or 2) the sidewalk was resurfaced. Either way, the presumed mark would fail the test. The mark was a little over a foot from what appeared to be a new fire plug, set into very new concrete. The concrete that this mark is in is much older than the concrete around it. The mark looks better in the picture than it did in person. In fact I did not even consider it could be the mark until I got home and looked at the pictures. Thanks for your input, but until I get back to NY its going to remain a non mark for me. slippeddisk

the chiseled squares and crosses I have found have been no more than 2inches square. I'm SURE there's no real standard, and others here will probably say so. This one (EE0061) is pretty darn standard for what I'd find in my part of the country. Thats looks more like the ones I had found earlier in the day. This one KU1582 looks big and sloppy. I don't think its the mark. slippeddisk

I'm not sure on this one. I found two other squares before this one and they were smaller, about 1 1/4 inches square. This mark is in the described location, but I'm not sure its the mark. What do you think, I would like your comments. KU1582

Had to travel up to New York this weekend for family businesses, of course I had to budget in some hunting time. So Friday was the day, started wet and a little cool in the New York area, but got real nice as the morning progressed. I wanted to find some marks that are not common to the area I live (the Shenandoah Valley) so I looked for nails, bolts, and my favorite the chiseled square. A very enjoyable 6 hours in New York. Thanks to Papa-Bear for his list of chiseled marks. I wanted to make sure I found a least one, so I contacted him for some advice on chiseled marks in the area. Well I found one of the ones he gave me KU1117 and one that has not been recovered since 1952, KU1197. Not far from KU1197 was KU1193 a bolt set in the wall of an old school in Queens, NY. As an extra added bonus in the newer part of the school building was KU1194. I then went to Bellmore to find a nail,KU1561. And the Cherry on top of it came in the form of KU3114. If I learned one thing about hunting in and around NY it was to put the GPS away and rely on the descriptions found on the data sheets, driving around NY and looking at the GPS was not much fun.

My understanding is that there were several of these markers placed along Handley Boulevard when the school first opened in 1923 to honor students and/or teachers from the Winchester High School who had either served in WWI or had died in service. Mr. Hugh Duffy was superintendent and he had served in WWI and was instrumental in having this done in addition to having a junior ROTC program at the new high school. When the World War II Memorial Board was rededicated a few years back. one or more of the markers was placed in a display case in the vestibule of the auditorium along with a history of the markers. I am sure they are in storage now during the high school rumination. Doug Joyner, Principal of Handley may be able to tell you more. If not I am sure Eloise Strader of Dot Overcash will remember more than I do. Mike Foreman Local historian has cleared this one up. Slippeddisk

In my never ending quest to find all the survey markers in Winchester, VA I came across this marker. Its no survey marker, but I was wondering if any of you have come across one like it in your travels. Its mounted in the curb of Handley Blvd.

I say "Go for it"

I have used Garrett for years hunting Civil War relics here in the Shenandoah Valley. They are a very good, durable machine. They hold up well in the field, in the trunk of your car, ect. The pin-point and depth features are for coins size objects, although they will help with larger targets. The better the conductivity of a metal the stronger the signal to the detector, so benchmarks should knock your socks off with most any model. I have found over the years that you need to spend time using your machine no matter what brand it is, you get to know the different sounds and signals and get very comfortable with it. I have 2 Garrett's and one cheap Bounty Hunter that stays in the trunk of my car for scouting areas, if I find something I drag out one of the Garrett's. I think any mid-priced model will work well for benchmark hunting.

I have used White-Out in a pinch. Dab it on and quickly rub excess off with a paper towel (or the palm of your hand) It washes out with the first rain.

Driving home from work I thought I saw a witness post against the right of way fence of I-81. I got off the interstate, back tracked and foundJW0206 Not far from it was RM#1. A short ride home for more info found me RM#2 on the other side of the fence and about 4 inches under the surface. With daylight fading I looked for but did not find the azimuth mark. I will go back when I have more daylight to work with.

This tank is at the Abex plant in Winchester, VA. Research indicates that Abex use to be American Brake Block. The tank fits the discription and the placement is right, but it has no ball at the top. I logged it with a note because I'm not sure if it counts without the ball and the name change. What do you think? JW1432

It seems they did report this one to the NGS.

ArtMan HW0294 is so close to my house I think I can spit and hit it. Next time you are coming through let me know. slippeddisk

I feel like I cheated on this one. I got there after work today and had an easy go of it. Just feels like cheating to me, but I logged it anyway. Guess I don't feel that bad!

The concrete post in the picture of JW1420 is a 3 sided monument. It has no markings at all on it. It is right across from the state line monument (old). There were no markings on the VA side of the state line monument. The two that I have seen in the last few days are the same. Thanks for you comments and advice on my log. Going out in the field is great fun for me but as in everything I do I have to work on the "paper work"aspect. I'll keep reading the forum posts and get the hang of it. Thanks again.

PID Reference Object Distance Geod. Az | JW1420| dddmmss.s | JW1420| TRIMBLE AZ MK 0765048.6 | JW1420| TRIMBLE RM 1 28.910 METERS 08539 | JW1420| JW1423 BDRY MON NR STA TRIMBLE 1935 6.100 METERS 08540 | JW1420| TRIMBLE RM 2 18.427 METERS 20109 | JW1420|---------------------------------------------------------------------| In the above box score, is it indicating that JW1423 is the old state line boundry monument? I went after JW1420 today and found the station, RM#1 and the old state line monument which if I'm reading this right is JW1423. You comments please.

At least you can see in your picture that there was a disk once. The one I found today shows no sign of a disk being in the setting. slippeddisk

I can't be absolutely sure of anything without the disk, I just loged it with a note and the picture.

No power station near this one, but maybe it's for Northern Virginia Power Co. I never heard of such a company but this looks quite old. Thanks I'll now look in another direction in my research. slippeddisk

Went looking for JW0293 today. Got into the area with the GPSr and then used the description to find this. Does it look like it could be the setting with the disk broken off it's stem? The only thing that makes me think it might not be is what appears to be some kind of epoxy around and on top of the pin. The GPSr got me within 5 feet and then I measured from the tracks and found this.

Yes I'm just a little slow on the draw today and forgot to post it. It's there now