PERRY RM 1 - Perryville, MD
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
N 39° 32.830 W 076° 02.797
18S E 410072 N 4378022
Reference Mark for Triangulation Station PERRY (JV4775) located 100 feet to the South.
Waymark Code: WMMYTA
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 11/25/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
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Note that this mark is located much farther than the 3 1/2 feet listed on the NGS datasheet - it is located in a square concrete monument which projects about 6 inches & is located on the edge of the bank.

Mark is at the E end of Perryville Community Park - about 12 feet E of the centerline of the park drive & is in possible danger of slipping over the bank within a decade or two.

Relevant info from the NGS datasheet for main station PERRY (JV4775) is as follows:

REFERENCE MARK NO.1 IS 40.5 FEET SE OF A STONE FIREPLACE, 12 FEET SE OF CENTER LINE OF ROAD, 3.05 FEET W OF W EDGE OF FLOOR OF PICNIC PLATFORM ON BLUFF, AND 5 FEET FROM EDGE OF BLUFF. IT PROJECTS 6 INCHES.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: PERRY NO 1

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: REFERENCE MARK Disk

County: Cecil County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Havre de Grace

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: JV4775 (Main Station)

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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  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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