MY0811: G 26 1942 (USC&GS/NGS, Amherst, NH)
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N 42° 48.954 W 071° 36.087
19T E 287322 N 4743653
A USC&GS standard bench mark disk, located in Amherst, NH.
The NGS PID# is MY0811.
The NHDOT ID# is 13-0070.
Waymark Code: WME490
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 04/01/2012
Views: 3
This station, a U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey standard bench mark disk, is located in Amherst, NH, in the village of Ponemah. It is set in a rock outcrop flush with the ground and level with the center of the road (contrary to what the descriptions state), alongside a mailbox post, just east from a private driveway, and south of the road formerly known as NH Route 101, now known as Old Nashua Road.
Noteworthy is that when the mark was monumented in 1942, the rock outcrop was 1-ft above the ground and roadway. The NHDOT datasheet description is as follows:
THE STATION IS LOCATED IN AMHERST.TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE TOWN HALL IN MILFORD, GO SOUTHEAST FOR 3.7 MI ON ROUTE 101-A TO THE JUNCTION OF OLD NASHUA ROAD ON THE RIGHT. TURN RIGHT AND GO NORTHWEST FOR 0.7 MI ON OLD NASHUA ROAD TO THE STATION.THE STATION IS A STANDARD USCGS DISK STAMPED---G 26 1942---, SET HORIZONTAL IN A 3-FT X 3-FT BOULDER, 1.O FT ABOVE THE GROUND AND 0.5 FT ABOVE THE ROAD. LOCATED 22.5 FT SOUTH OF OLD NASHUA ROAD, 66.0 FT WEST FROM PUBLIC SERVICE POLE 1/115 AND NET 121/60, 22.0 FT SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE ROAD, 16.0 FT EAST FROM THE DRIVE.
Per the description, the station would be on the left. The NHDOT description is the most accurate in spite of this minor omission. An update is pending with NGS. The last recovery report, entered in error, was for another disk (G 26 1934 State Survey) in another town. Both datasheets are accessible at the links below.
The surface of the disk is worn away considerably, to the extent that all the stamping is no longer readable. In spite of this, it is still firmly in place.
Condition: Mark found in poor condition
Designation: G 26 1942
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk
County: Hillsborough
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): South Merrimack
Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from an online local database were used
Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]
NGS PID: MY0811
Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]
Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed
Monumentation type (if other): Not listed
Special category (optional): Not listed
Special Category (if other): Not listed
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