Atsion Tract Commissioner Stone

[Teegate]

All,


I posted this photo in a different thread.

The Atsion tract apparently reached across Carranza road close by the sawmill that a few of us discovered on a PBX hike at the end of 2005. Soon after a geocache was placed there.

http://www.njpinebarrens.com/teegat...DownloadItem&g2_itemId=1233&g2_serialNumber=1

Today we went looking for the Commissioner Stone and actually found one of them. This was as the photo shows placed there on 10/23/1856. I believe it was painted yellow in 1982 when Friendship Bogs was purchased. They painted the stone and state markers when surveying. I doubt they knew the history of the stone.

I believe the text in the first photo is misleading. I doubt they would put three stones at one location. I would think there were three stones placed on the property with one at this location where I found it. I have no idea where the others would be, but I will work on that.

Guy

 

[james ungehajer]

atsion track commissioner stone

nice find guy,take long to find?did you have to bushwack?any part of the date discernible?

 

[Teegate]

After I found the map showing it was there, I realized it was on the Friendship Bogs property tract line. The map said 1 inch equaled 600 feet and since I had taken my computer and mouse with me, I just placed my mouse on the map and it was the exact length from a road to the circle where it showed the stone. I came home and measured my mouse and using my map program here I figured out the approximate location. I then checked my Friendship Bog info and found out the surveyors had found a stone in that area. I had the exact GPS coordinates when I went there making it quite easy.

We did have to bushwhack. As for a date, I started to dig around it but I really don’t think that is the right thing to do. I left it as I found it.

Thank you for taking an interest in it. I wish I could show everyone it, but that would put it at risk.


Guy

 

[james ungehajer]

atsion track commissioner stone

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