NGS PID# MY3786 - HOWLAND RESET - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

MY3786'DESCRIBED BY MASSACHUSETTS GEODETIC SURVEY 1938
MY3786'STATION IS LOCATED IN EXTREME NORTHWESTERN CORNER OF WORCESTER
MY3786'IN THE TATNUCK SECTION OF THE CITY, 4.3 FEET E OF STONE WALL
MY3786'ON THE LEICESTER-WORCESTER TOWN LINE, 301.09 FEET S OF
MY3786'LEICESTER-PAXTON-WORCESTER TOWN CORNER, 57.74 FEET SW OF A
MY3786'CONCRETE BOUND AND 1025 FEET N ALONG A 25-FOOT RIGHT-OF-WAY
MY3786'RUNNING ALONG E SIDE OF LEICESTER-WORCESTER TOWN LINE FROM A
MY3786'TOWN BOUND ON S SIDE OF BAILEY STREET REACHED VIA HIGHWAY 122.
MY3786'
MY3786'IT IS AN OCCUPIED SECOND-ORDER STATION MARKED BY A STATE
MY3786'SURVEY STANDARD TRIANGULATION DISK STAMPED HOWLAND, 1904-1938
MY3786'SET IN ORIGINAL DRILL HOLE IN BOULDER EMBEDDED IN GROUND,
MY3786'ORIGINALLY MARKING MASSACHUSETTS SURVEY STATION ON HOWLAND, 1904.
MY3786'
MY3786'REFERENCE MARKS ARE TWO STANDARD REFERENCE MARK DISKS WERE
MY3786'SET, STAMPED HOWLAND, 1904-1938, R.M. NOS. 1 AND 2, LOCATED
MY3786'FROM STATION AS FOLLOWS--
MY3786'
MY3786'REFERENCE MARK NO. 1, 28.80 FEET IN GEODETIC AZIMUTH 41 DEG
MY3786'47 MIN 59 SEC.
MY3786'
MY3786'REFERENCE MARK NO. 2, IN A WORCESTER CONCRETE PROPERTY BOUND
MY3786'AT NW CORNER OF LAND OF H.V. PRENTICE, 19.13 FEET IN GEODETIC
MY3786'AZIMUTH 247 DEG 25 MIN 04 SEC.
MY3786'
MY3786'AZIMUTH MARK, MILLSTONE HILL, STANDPIPE, 1938 IS IN GEODETIC
MY3786'AZIMUTH 270 DEG 24 MIN 20.2 SEC.
MY3786
MY3786 STATION RECOVERY (1958)
MY3786
MY3786'RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1958 (LFV)
MY3786'STATION, AND REFERENCE MARK NO. 1 RECOVERED IN GOOD
MY3786'CONDITION. REFERENCE MARK NO. 2 (A 1 IN SQUARE IRON ROD SET IN
MY3786'CONCRETE), WAS FOUND BUT HAD BEEN HIT AND KNOCKED OUT OF
MY3786'ORIGINAL POSITION. DIRECTION BETWEEN MILLSTONE HILL STANDPIPE,
MY3786'1938 AND REFERENCE MARK NO. 1 AND DISTANCE TO REFERENCE MARK
MY3786'NO. 2 CHECKED AND VERIFIED. DESCRIPTION ADEQUATE AND CORRECT
MY3786'EXCEPT FOR THE FOLLOWING. STATION IS 9.5 FEET EAST-SOUTHEAST
MY3786'OF 6 INCH PINE TREE AND 5.0 FEET WEST-SOUTHWEST OF CENTER OF
MY3786'18 INCH MANHOLE COVER. REFERENCE MARK NO. 1 IS 21 FEET WEST
MY3786'OF C/L OF A STONE WALL, AND 22.2 FEET WEST-SOUTHWEST OF 6
MY3786'INCH PINE TREE.
MY3786
MY3786 STATION RECOVERY (1974)
MY3786
MY3786'RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1974 (BGH)
MY3786'STATION AND REFERENCE MARK 1 WERE RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED IN GOOD
MY3786'CONDITION.
MY3786'
MY3786'REFERENCE MARK 2 WAS NOT SEARCHED FOR AT THIS TIME.
MY3786'
MY3786'AIRLINE DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM NEAREST TOWN
MY3786'1 MILE NW OF WORCESTER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.
MY3786
MY3786 STATION RECOVERY (1982)
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MY3786'RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1982 (CLN)
MY3786'THE STATION MARK AND REFERENCE MARK 1 WERE RECOVERED IN GOOD
MY3786'CONDITION. REFERENCE MARK 2 WAS FOUND BUSTED UP AND THE DISK MISSING.
MY3786'A LONGER DISTANCE OF 0.06 FEET WAS NOTED TO REFERENCE MARK 1.
MY3786'REFERENCE MARK 3 WAS ESTABLISHED AT THIS TIME. A NEW DESCRIPTION
MY3786'FOLLOWS.
MY3786'THE STATION IS LOCATED IN THE EXTREME NORTHWEST CORNER OF WORCESTER,
MY3786'IN THE TATNUCK SECTION OF THE CITY. IT IS ON EDDY HILL JUST EAST OF A
MY3786'STONE WALL AT THE LEICESTER-WORCESTER TOWNLINE AND ABOUT 300 FEET
MY3786'SOUTH OF THE LEICESTER-PAXTON-WORCESTER TOWN CORNER AND JUST SOUTH OF
MY3786'THE FENCE AROUND AN UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK.
MY3786'TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE JUNCTION OF STATE ROUTES 122 AND 9 IN
MY3786'WORCESTER, GO NORTHWEST ON ROUTE 122 FOR 5.3 KM (3.30 MI) TO A SIDE
MY3786'ROAD LEFT. TURN LEFT AND GO SOUTH ON AIRPORT DRIVE FOR ABOUT 100 FEET
MY3786'TO A SIDE ROAD RIGHT. TURN RIGHT AND GO WEST ON BAILEY STREET FOR 0.6
MY3786'KM (0.35 MI) TO A CONCRETE RIGHT OF WAY MARKER ON THE RIGHT, JUST PAST
MY3786'HOUSE NUMBER 128 ON THE RIGHT AND THE END OF TRUCK TRAVEL. PACK NORTH
MY3786'ALONG A CLEARED PATH UPHILL FOR ABOUT 0.3 KM (0.20 MI) TO THE TOP OF
MY3786'THE HILL AND THE STATION.
MY3786'THE STATION IS A DISK SET IN A DRILL HOLE IN A ROCK OUTCROP RECESSED 2
MY3786'INCHES AND IS 24.4 M (80.1 FT) SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER
MY3786'OF THE FENCE AROUND THE STORAGE TANK, 4.6 M (15.1 FT) WEST-SOUTHWEST
MY3786'OF AN ELECTRIC POLE, 3.0 M (9.8 FT) EAST-NORTHEAST OF A 14-INCH PINE
MY3786'TREE WITH A METAL WITNESS SIGN ATTACHED, 1.7 M (5.6 FT) EAST-NORTHEAST
MY3786'OF A STONE WALL AND 1.6 M (5.2 FT) SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF A MAN HOLE
MY3786'COVER.
MY3786'
MY3786'REFERENCE MARK NO 1, IS A STANDARD CGS DISK
MY3786'STAMPED---HOWLAND NO 1 1904 1938 M.G.S---, SET INTO THE TOP OF A
MY3786'BOULDER, 5.0 FT, (1.5 M) 1.5 METERS (4.9 FT) LARGEST DIMENSION. THE
MY3786'STATION IS LOCATED 13.3 METERS (43.6 FT) SOUTHWEST FROM ELECTRIC
MY3786'POLE, 10.1 METERS (33.1 FT) SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FROM MANHOLE COVER, 6.7
MY3786'METERS (22.0 FT) SOUTHWEST FROM 14-INCH PINE TREE BEARING A WITNESS
MY3786'SIGN, 6.1 METERS (20.0 FT) WEST FROM A STONE WALL, AND 0.5 METERS
MY3786'(1.6 FT) LOWER THAN THE STATION. REFERENCE MARK NO 3, IS A STANDARD,
MY3786'NGS, DISK STAMPED---HOWLAND 1904 NO 3 1982---, SET INTO THE TOP OF A
MY3786'BOULDER, 2.0 FT, (0.6 M) 0.6 METERS (2.0 FT) LARGEST DIMENSION. THE
MY3786'STATION IS LOCATED 26.4 METERS (86.6 FT) SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FROM MANHOLE
MY3786'COVER, 26.6 METERS (87.3 FT) SOUTH FROM ELECTRIC POLE, 3.4 METERS
MY3786'(11.2 FT) WEST-SOUTHWEST FROM CENTER OF ROAD, 0.6 METERS (2.0 FT)
MY3786'EAST-NORTHEAST FROM STONE WALL, AND 0.6 METERS (2.0 FT) LOWER THAN
MY3786'THE STATION.
MY3786
MY3786 STATION RECOVERY (2004)
MY3786
MY3786'RECOVERY NOTE BY INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS 2004 (DKA)
MY3786'FOUND THE STATION AND RM1 IN GOOD CONDITION. THE STATION IN NOW ABOUT
MY3786'FOUR INCHES UNDER THE SURFACE. I DID NOT FIND RM3 AFTER POKING AROUND
MY3786'IN THE AREA.
MY3786
MY3786 STATION RECOVERY (2011)
MY3786
MY3786'RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHING 2011 (JU)
MY3786'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: HOWLAND 1904-1938 Benchmark Agency: Not listed Monumentation type: TRIANGULATION STATION Disk County: WORCESTER USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): WORCESTER NORTH 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: MY3786 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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