PL0322: D 87 - Acme MI
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PeterNoG
N 44° 45.609 W 085° 30.834
16T E 617615 N 4957380
This Benchmark is just west of railroad crossing on 5 Mile Road (Old Hwy 31); 700 south and west of intersection with US Hwy 31 near Acme, Michigan.
Waymark Code: WMJRRB
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 12/26/2013
Views: 6
1934/01/01 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
1971/01/01 by NGS (GOOD)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1971 5.4 MI E FROM TRAVERSE CITY. 5.4 MILES EAST ALONG THE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY FROM THE STATION AT TRAVERSE CITY, AT THE CROSSING OF OLD HIGHWAY 31, 71.0 FT. WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF THE RAILROAD AND OLD HIGHWAY 31, 37.0 FT. NORTHWEST OF THE NORTH RAIL, AND 8.8 FT. SOUTHWEST OF POLE NO. E 225. A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED D 87 1934 AND SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST PROJECTING 8 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND.
1984/01/01 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1984 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. NEW DESCRIPTION AS FOLLOWS. 1.9 KM (1.2 MI) SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 31 FROM THE JUNCTION OF STATE ROUTE M 72 IN ACME, TO THE MARK ON THE LEFT, 27.3 METERS (89.4 FT) SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF HIGHWAY 31 (SLOPE MEASUREMENT), 15.5 METERS (50.8 FT) NORTHWEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF AN ASPHALT ROAD (OLD HIGHWAY 72) (FIVE MILE ROAD), 10.1 METERS (33.0 FT) NORTH OF THE NORTH RAIL OF THE CHESAPEAKE-OHIO RAILROAD, 5.5 METERS (18.0 FT) SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF A FOUR FEET HIGH WOODEN TELEPHONE CABLE WARNING POST, AND 2.7 METERS (9.0 FT) WEST-SOUTHWEST OF A SIX FEET HIGH WOODEN PILING WITH A SIGN ATTACHED. THE MARK IS 0.31 METERS SW FROM A WITNESS POST. THE MARK IS 6.1 M ABOVE HIGHWAY 31.
1990/01/01 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1990 (KH) RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: D 87
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Benchmark Agency (if other): n/a
Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk
Monumentation type (if other): n/a
County: Grand Traverse County
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Traverse City SE
Special Category (if other): n/a
Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge
Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]
NGS PID: PL0322
Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]
Special category (optional): Not listed
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