All,
Since the weather was poor I decided to stick close to the main dirt roads, and went looking for markers that I recently found some info on. Our first quest was to find the Batsto Azimuth Mark which has not been reported on since 1957. It was searched for in 1995 and not found after a quarter hour search.
Using the info I just acquired, Jessica found it within one minute.
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/islandtee/01082005/IMG_5039.jpg
From there we traveled to Iron Pipe road to look for two inscribed stones called the "Sooy" stones which I could not find. For some reason GPS reception was really poor today. I will have to return later.
From there we looked for and found an old township stone near Devious. It has what appears to be a letter inscribed in the top of it, but I was not able to decided what it was.
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/islandtee/01082005/IMG_5044.jpg
It had been checked on most likely in the past few years, and look what they did to the pine trees near it which seems unnecessary. Sorry the photo is blurry. The stone is on the left in the middle of the photo.
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/islandtee/01082005/IMG_5046.jpg
And we then found a Shamong/Medford township marker.
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/islandtee/01082005/IMG_5047.jpg
Changing the subject somewhat, I MAY and I repeat MAY have some info on Hampton Gate, possibly even 2 iron rails that were from there, and still located there. Then again I may be wrong. I will keep you informed in the next month on what I have found.
I also might have some other cool info which I will share with all of you when and if it comes to light. I am confident that some will, but as with the Sooy stones, time and vandals may have taken their toll.
Guy
Since the weather was poor I decided to stick close to the main dirt roads, and went looking for markers that I recently found some info on. Our first quest was to find the Batsto Azimuth Mark which has not been reported on since 1957. It was searched for in 1995 and not found after a quarter hour search.
Using the info I just acquired, Jessica found it within one minute.
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/islandtee/01082005/IMG_5039.jpg
From there we traveled to Iron Pipe road to look for two inscribed stones called the "Sooy" stones which I could not find. For some reason GPS reception was really poor today. I will have to return later.
From there we looked for and found an old township stone near Devious. It has what appears to be a letter inscribed in the top of it, but I was not able to decided what it was.
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/islandtee/01082005/IMG_5044.jpg
It had been checked on most likely in the past few years, and look what they did to the pine trees near it which seems unnecessary. Sorry the photo is blurry. The stone is on the left in the middle of the photo.
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/islandtee/01082005/IMG_5046.jpg
And we then found a Shamong/Medford township marker.
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/islandtee/01082005/IMG_5047.jpg
Changing the subject somewhat, I MAY and I repeat MAY have some info on Hampton Gate, possibly even 2 iron rails that were from there, and still located there. Then again I may be wrong. I will keep you informed in the next month on what I have found.
I also might have some other cool info which I will share with all of you when and if it comes to light. I am confident that some will, but as with the Sooy stones, time and vandals may have taken their toll.
Guy
