New York State Center of Population Monument Project

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New York StateCenter of Population
MonumentProject
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Designed and set by theDelaware-Hudson Land
Surveyors Associationin conjunction with theNew
York State Association of Professional Land
Surveyors
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• In December of 2001, the Board of Directors of
  the New York State Association of Land Surveyors
  (NYSAPLS) requested that we, the Delaware-Hudson
  Land Surveyors Association (DHLSA), an affiliate
  regional of NYSAPLS, undertake the task of
  setting a commemorative monument denoting the
  center of population for the State of New York,
  based upon the Census of 2000.
• In January 2002, the DHLSA accepted this project
  and created a committee to run the project. The
  committee consisted of the following DHLSA
  members
• Paul Sevik, Jr. Chair
• John Bezuyen, L.S.
• Joshua Bush, L.S.
• Anthony Celentano
• Margaret Hillriegel, L.S.
• Michael Lacey, L.S.
• John Loch, L.S., P.E.
• Norman Peachey, L.S.
• William Youngblood, Jr., L.S.

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The location of the actual center of population
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The location of the set monument in relation to
the actual center of population
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The final design of the disk
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The completed brass disk
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The design for a bronze plaque telling about the
monument
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The completed bronze plaque
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• On Saturday, July 13, 2002, the monument was set
  by members of the committee.

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The Crewfrom left to right John Buz Bezuyen,
L.S., Margaret Peg Hillriegel, L.S., Norm
Peachey, L.S., Paul Sevik (Chairman), and Josh
Bush, L.S.
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Digging the hole for the monument
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Digging the hole for the monument (2)
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The hole for the monument is complete
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Josh mixing the concrete for the monument
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Buz mixing the concrete for the plaque base
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Paul finally setting the Disk
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Checking our work
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View from the parking lot
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To be continued