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Photographer: Howard C. Ohlhous
Taken: June 30, 2008
Caption: Hadley Mountain Fire Tower
Additional Description: "Described by Coast and Geodetic Survey 1942 (KBJ) The station is located in Hadley Township, about 6.5 Miles W and 4 Miles N of the Hadley Post Office, on the summit of the W Mountain of the Hadley Mountain. It is a 4-legged steel structure that is 47.5 feet high with a glass enclosed cab. The apex of the roof was the point observed." - National Geodetic Survey Sheet. The guy wires help stabilize the tower as it can be dangerously windy at times.
Submitted: July 12, 2008, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York.
Database Locator Identification Number: p27996
File Size: 0.874 Megabytes

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