EM-135 1976 (USE, Hancock, NH)
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member NH2beers
N 42° 56.665 W 071° 59.461
19T E 255979 N 4758983
A USE disk, located in Hancock, NH.
Waymark Code: WME5V8
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 04/07/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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This station is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers survey mark, located in Hancock, NH. One of many such marks at the borders of the Edward MacDowell Dam Flood Control Project, part of the Merrimack River Basin Flood Control Project.

This particular mark is located northeast from the Halfmoon Pond spillway, near a wetlands area off the south side of Vatcher Road. It is marked with an elevation of 927.86 feet.

Information on the whole project can be accessed at this link:

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Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: EM-135 1976 927.86

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Monumentation type: Survey Mark

County: Hillsborough

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Peterborough North

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

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NGS PID: Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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  2. 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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