PRR Watchman's Shanty

PRR Watchman's Shanty (HMZY0)

Location: Wall Township, NJ 07727 Monmouth County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 9.537', W 74° 7.759'

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Built ca 1905 by Pennsylvania RR for Allenwood NJ Station Crossing
Moved 1930 to Broad St, Manasquan NJ

Abandoned 1964, rescued and served as garden shed at private residence, donated and moved to NJMT November 1991

Crossings were guarded by watchmen to protect traffic from trains. Most of these men were near retirement or partially disabled.
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HM NumberHMZY0
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Placed ByNJ Museum of Transportation, Pine Creek Railroad
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, October 18th, 2014 at 11:25pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 574149 N 4445762
Decimal Degrees40.15895000, -74.12931667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 9.537', W 74° 7.759'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 9' 32.22" N, 74° 7' 45.54" W
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Area Code(s)732
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 118 Freehold and Jamesburg Railroad Trail, Wall Township NJ 07727, US
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