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MY2079 - E44 - Boston, MA - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com
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MY2079 - E44 - Boston, MA
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N 42° 21.525 W 071° 03.540
19T E 330436 N 4691662
This mark is located on Court Square in the forward-most side entrance to the building that is currently city offices.
Waymark Code:
WMCWDJ
Location:
Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted:
10/18/2011
Published By:
Black Dog Trackers
Views:
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In Boston's Financial District, embedded in front of one of the side exits to the building, is a brass survey disk.
The disk is located along Court Square, which is on the right side of the building when facing it from Court Street. The mark is located at the first exit you come to on the left, and it is about three feet in front of the door, and almost center in the entrance, in a stone step.
The marker has the following text on its surface:
Around the inside edge of the mark is the usual statement about penalties.
Closer to the center is the text "Vertical Control Mark."
Below is the text "The Director - National Geodetic Survey."
At the center is the following: "E44 - + - 1978"
The mark is in good condition, but well worn and abraded.
Condition:
Mark found in good condition
Designation:
E44
Benchmark Agency:
National Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type:
Vertical Control Mark
County:
Suffolk
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional):
Boston South
Special category (optional):
Not listed
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:
MY2079
Benchmark Agency (if other):
Not listed
Monumentation type (if other):
Not listed
Special Category (if other):
Not listed
Local database's URL (optional):
Not listed
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A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
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