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of 0.030 foot, by which the present accepted elevations of the Pough- 
keepsie bench marks exceed their previously accepted values. The 
bench marks are therefore marked about 1 foot higher than their 
present accepted elevations. The remainder of the elevations listed 
below are the result of leveling of Mr. George Baily, levelman, during 
the season of 1900. 
All benchmarks dependent on this datum are referred to the Grist- 
mill bench mark at Albany, the elevation of which is accepted as 
13.577 feet above mean sea Level, and are marked with the letters 
"ALBANY" in addition to the figures of elevation. 
NEWBURG, VIA ERIE RAILROAD, TO CORNWALL. 
Feet. 
Newburg; tablet set near southwest corner, to the right of entrance post- 
office building, marked "ALBANY 95 ". 94. 180 
Newburg, 1 mile southwest of; projection, first course east end, south 
abutment, bridge seat; chisel marked-.. ... . - 94.19 
West Newburg; point second step from top east end, north abutment, 
bridge at station . - __ ...... 121.13 
New Windsor; top embedded stone under tree 200 feet south of station 
and east of railroad - ... . . 188. 40 
Vails Gate Junction, point on stone east of track and 100 feet south of; 
chisel marked - .... 279.56 
Cornwall, § mile north of; point on stone edge of road crossing 248. 6 
CORNWALL, VIA NEWBURG JUNCTION, ALONG ERIE RAILROAD, TO 
OXFORD. 
Cornwall, (100 feet north of; tablet set in face of west abutment, New 
York, Ontario and Western Railroad bridge. ._. 271. 299 
Mountainville, 1 mile north of: top step, east end, north abutment of 
cattle pass. . . .. 260.92 
Mountainville, I mile north of; point on bridge seat near end of truss, 
west end, south abutment, railroad bridge 227. 16 
CORNWALL, VIA WOODBURY AND TURNERS, A.LONG ERIE RAILROAD, TO 
OXFORD. 
Houghton Farm station; point on stone in east ditch 300 feet north of . 295. 34 
Woodbury, 1 mile north of; point on bowlder, east ditch; old marked 
point .. 382.57 
Woodbury, f mile north of: point on stone in east side of track, 50 feet 
north of rock cut; chisel marked " U. S. v ... 398. 60 
Woodbury: point on northeast foot block at end of truss bridge, 200 feet 
south of station ..... . 433. 49 
Woodbury, f mile south of; stone in east ditch; chisel marked 461.82 
Highland Mills; point on stone northeast corner bridge west of station. 474. 4 
Central Valley: point on stone east end, south abutment, bridge seat, 200 
feet north of station .... 481 . 79 
Central Valley, 1 ,000 feet south of; stone in west ditch along railroad . . 489. 62 
Central Valley; tablet set in large stone in retaining wall front of Fink- 
en's place, first west of Noxon's store, marked ' ALBANY 488 " 486. 919 
Central Valley, 2 miles south of; stone west of track, 200 feet south of 
farm crossing 520.63 
