CHADWICK RM 2 - Madison Twp Lake County OH
Posted by: shorbird
N 41° 51.168 W 081° 00.204
17T E 499717 N 4633432
This is Reference Mark 2 for triangulation station CHADWICK.
Waymark Code: WMBWDM
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 06/27/2011
Views: 4
DESCRIBED BY US LAKE SURVEY 1974 (RES) SECOND ORDER EODM TRAVERSE STATION--CLEVELAND-BUFFALO SCHEME THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 15 MILES EAST OF FAIRPORT HARBOR. ABOUT 14 MILES WEST OF ASHTABULA, NEAR DRIFTWOOD, ON THE SHORE OVERLOOKING LAKE ERIE IN THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF THE CHADWICK FAMILY PROPERTY. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE PAINESVILLE/FAIRPORT HARBOR AREA PROCEED EAST OF STATE HIGHWAY 20 FOR 14.5 MILES TO COUNTY LINE ROAD. FROM THE INTERSECTION OF STATE HIGHWAY 20 AND STATE HIGHWAY 528 PROCEED EAST ON STATE HIGHWAY 20 FOR 2.4 MILES TO COUNTY LINE ROAD. TURN LEFT, NORTH, AND PROCEED 3.6 MILES TO DRIFTWOOD DRIVE. TURN LEFT, WEST, AND PROCEED TO THE THIRD HOUSE ON THE RIGHT, NORTH, HOUSE NUMBER 7887, AND THE STATION IN THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF THE PROPERTY. THE STATION MARK IS A STANDARD NGS BRONZE DISK SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES BELOW THE SURFACE. REFERENCE MARK 1, A STANDARD DISK SET ON TOP OF A CONCRETE POST, STAMPED CHADWICK NO. 1 1974, IS LOCATED NEAR THE BUSHES TO THE EAST AND 3 FEET NORTH OF THE WITNESS POST. REFERENCE MARK 2, A STANDARD DISK EPOXIED FLUSH ATOP THE FLAGPOLE FOUNDATION, STAMPED CHADWICK NO. 2 1974, IS LOCATED JUST EAST OF THE FLAGPOLE. GOOD VISIBILITY IS AFFORDED TO ALL POINTS SEAWARD AND THE COAST.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: CHADWICK NO. 2
Benchmark Agency: U.S. LAKE SURVEY
Monumentation type: REFERENCE MARK Disk
County: Lake
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Madison
Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used
Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]
NGS PID: none
Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed
Monumentation type (if other): Not listed
Special category (optional): Not listed
Special Category (if other): Not listed
Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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