Ocean City S. Municipal Tank (HU1490) - Ocean city, MD (Destroyed ~2017) - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

This tank is easily visible SE of the intersection of Worcester St & S Philadelphia Ave.

Descriptive information from the NGS datasheet is as follows:

STATION DESCRIPTION

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1955 (WFD)
THE STATION IS LOCATED AT THE SOUTH EDGE OF OCEAN CITY, ON THE EAST SIDE OF PHILADELPHIA AVENUE. IT IS A LARGE SILVER COLORED TANK WHICH IS SUPPORTED BY 6 STEEL LEGS. IT IS THE SOUTH ONE OF TWO TANKS. IT IS 130 FEET HIGH, AND THE POINT OBSERVED WAS THE APEX OF THE TANK.

STATION RECOVERY (1958)

RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1958 (JAW)
STATION RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED AND FOUND TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION. STATION IS LOCATED IN THE SE ANGLE OF PHILADELPHIA AVE. AND WORCESTER ST.

STATION RECOVERY (1962)

RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1962 (RMS)
STATION RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION ADEQUATE WITH THE EXCEPTION THAT THE TANK HAS BEEN REPAINTED GREEN.

STATION RECOVERY (1962)

RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1962 (RWT)
STATION RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED AND IN GOOD CONDITION. THE INTERSECTING POINT WAS THE TOP CENTER.

STATION RECOVERY (1975)

RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1975 (EAB)
STATION RECOVERED AND FOUND TO BE LIGHT GREEN IN COLOR AND ON THE WEST SIDE OF THIS TANK IN BLACK LETTERING WELCOME OCEAN CITY.

STATION RECOVERY (1977)

RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1977 (JVT)
THE STATION WAS RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED AND FOUND TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION.

AIRLINE DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM NEAREST TOWN
AT OCEAN CITY.

STATION RECOVERY (1986)

RECOVERY NOTE BY MARYLAND DOT HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 1986 (RGP)
THE DESIGNATED MARK WAS RECOVERED WITH CHANGES BELOW--
THE MARK IS AN ELEVATED STEEL WATER TANK SUPPORTED BY SIX STEEL LEGS. IT HAS A VENT CAP AND DOUBLE CLEARENCE LIGHT ON TOP. THE POINT INTERSECTED WAS THE VENT CAP.

THE STATION IS LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST ANGLE OF THE INTERSECTION OF WORCHESTER AND PHILIDELPHIA STREETS IN OCEAN CITY.
OWNERSHIP--THE TOWN OF OCEAN CITY--

STATION RECOVERY (2003)

RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 2003 (CM)
RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.

STATION RECOVERY (2005)

RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHING 2005 (EK)
RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: - blank - Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: Elevated Tank County: Worcester County USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Ocean City - MD 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: HU1490 Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link] Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed Monumentation type (if other): Not listed Special Category (if other): Not listed

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