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EA2740 - USS North Carolina Rd - Wilmington NC - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com
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EA2740 - USS North Carolina Rd - Wilmington NC
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N 34° 14.119 W 077° 57.109
18S E 228115 N 3792190
Located at the end of USS North Carolina Rd in a grassy area near the Cape Fear River and buoy Green 63.
Waymark Code:
WM8CMG
Location:
North Carolina, United States
Date Posted:
03/12/2010
Published By:
Black Dog Trackers
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Located at the end of USS North Carolina Rd and north of the road in a grassy area near the Cape Fear River and buoy Green 63. The station is flush with the ground.
The Ferry and Navel Storage areas are no longer here, the Battleship USS North Carolina is moored here and is open to the public.
Designation: FERRY
Marker Type: triangulation station disk
Setting: surrounded by a mass of concrete
Documented History (by the NGS)
1/1/1917 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
1/1/1921 by CGS (GOOD)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1921 STATION IS ON THE W SHORE OF EAGLE ISLAND, OPPOSITE MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON. ON THE FIRST SMALL POINT N OF THE FERRY LANDING, IN THE SE CORNER OF AN AREA WHICH HAS BEEN USED FOR THE STORAGE AND SHIPMENT OF NAVAL STORES. RESIN FROM THE DRIPPINGS HAS MIXED WITH THE SAND AND MADE THE GROUND NEARLY AS HARD AS ROCK. STATION AND REFERENCE MARKS ARE STANDARD BRONZE DISKS SET IN CONCRETE IN THE TOP OF TILES. THE REFERENCE MARK IS LOCATED WELL CLEAR OF THE STORAGE AREA NEAR A SHED WHICH STANDS ON THE N SIDE OF THE ROAD LEADING WESTWARD FROM THE FERRY LANDING, AND IS 37.985 METERS (124.62 FEET) FROM THE STATION S 61 DEG 15 MIN W.
Condition:
Mark found in good condition
Designation:
FERRY
Benchmark Agency:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Monumentation type:
TRIANGULATION STATION Disk
County:
New Hanover
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional):
Wilmington
Special category (optional):
Not listed
Find type:
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NGS PID:
EA2740
Benchmark Agency (if other):
Not listed
Monumentation type (if other):
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Special Category (if other):
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