MZ0007: C 12 1935 (USC&GS/NGS, Hancock, NH) - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

This station, a U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey standard bench mark disk, is located in Hancock, NH. It is at an abandoned railroad grade crossing, at the northeast corner. The NHDOT datasheet description is as follows:

THE STATION IS LOCATED IN HANCOCK.TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE JUNCTION OF STATE ROUTES 137 SOUTH AND 123 NORTH IN HANCOCK, GO SOUTH FOR 1.55 MI (2.49 KM) ON ROUTE 137 TO THE JUNCTION OF KINGS HIGHWAY. TURN RIGHT AND GO NORTHWEST FOR 0.25 MI (0.40 KM) ON KINGS HIGHWAY TO THE ABANDONED RAILROAD BED AND THE STATION ON THE RIGHT.THE STATION IS A STANDARD USCGS DISK STAMPED--C 12 1935--, SET IN A 6-INCH SQUARE CONCRETE POST, 0.5 FT (15.2 CM) ABOVE THE GROUND, AND LEVEL WITH THE ROAD. 29.0 FT (8.8 M) EAST FROM THE CENTER OF THE ROAD, AND 14.0 FT (4.3 M) SOUTHEAST FROM THE CENTER OF THE RAILROAD BED.

The NGS datasheet (1935) description is similar, except that the rails are no longer in place here. Also, both datasheets call the road Kings Highway; Google Maps also reflects this. This road is now called Eaton Road.

Both NGS and NHDOT datasheets can be accessed at the links below.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: C 12 1935 Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk County: Hillsborough USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Dublin 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: MZ0007 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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