CC9706(APPLE AZ MK) - Wayne Twp Wayne County OH
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member shorbird
N 40° 53.344 W 081° 55.155
17T E 422559 N 4526849
This is the azimuth mark for USC&GS triangulation station APPLE, in Wayne Township, Wayne County.
Waymark Code: WMN59M
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 12/28/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 1

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1959 (WER) THE STATION IS ABOUT 6 MILES NORTH OF WOOSTER, 3-1/2 MILES NORTHWEST OF SMITHVILLE, 2 MILES NORTH OF MADISONBURG, IN THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 10, T 16 N, R 13 W, ON PROPERTY OWNED BY MR. VICTOR BRINKER. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE TRAFFIC LIGHT IN MADISONBURG, GO NORTHERLY ON STATE HIGHWAY 3 FOR 1.45 MILES TO A CROSSROAD. CONTINUE STRAIGHT AHEAD ON HIGHWAY 3 FOR 0.45 MILE TO THE TOP OF THE RIDGE AND THE STATION ON THE RIGHT. STATION MARKS ARE STANDARD DISKS STAMPED APPLE 1959. THE SURFACE DISK IS SET IN A SQUARE CONCRETE POST FLUSH WITH THE SURFACE OF A TRIANGLE BLAZE ON A LONE 18-INCH DICIDUOUS TREE AND 31.5 FEET SOUTH OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF A HOUSE. THE UNDERGROUND DISK IS SET IN AN IRREGULAR MASS OF CONCRETE 32 INCHES BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND. REFERENCE MARK NO. 1, A STANDARD DISK STAMPED APPLE N 1 1959, IS SET IN A SQUARE CONCRETE POST WHICH PROJECTS 4 INCHES. IT IS 47 FEET SOUTH OF A POWERLINE POLE, 36.5 FEET EAST OF THE PAINTED CENTER LINE OF HIGHWAY 3 AND 36 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF A DRIVEWAY. REFERENCE MARK NO. 2, A STANDARD DISK STAMPED APPLE NO 2 1959, IS SET IN A SQUARE CONCRETE POST WHICH PROJECTS 4 INCHES. IT IS 48 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE TRIANGLE BLAZE ON THE LONE 18-INCH DECIDUOUS TREE, 46 FEET WEST OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE HOUSE AND 38.5 FEET EAST OF THE PAINTED CENTER LINE OF HIGHWAY 3. A STANDARD METAL WITNESS POST WAS SET 1.8 FEET SOUTH OF THE MARK. AZIMUTH MARK A STANDARD DISK STAMPED APPLE 1959, IS SET IN A SQUARE CONCRETE POST FLUSH WITH THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND. IT IS 66 FEET SOUTH OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF A BARN, 15 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE GRAVEL ROAD, 11 FEET WEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF A TRACK ROAD AND 1.5 FEET EAST OF A POWERLINE POLE WITH A TRANSFORMER. TO REACH THE AZIMUTH MARK FROM THE STATION, GO NORTH ON HIGHWAY 3 FOR 0.2 MILE TO A GRAVEL SIDE ROAD ON THE LEFT. TURN LEFT AND GO WEST ON THE GRAVEL ROAD 0.1 MILE TO THE AZIMUTH MARK ON THE LEFT.
Azimuth Condition: Good

Your Directions:
From the intersection of State Highway 3 and Smithville Western Road in the north edge of Wooster, go north on Highway 3 for 2.3 miles to a farm lane left. Turn left and go west on the lane for 0.1 mile to the mark on the left. The mark is 14 inches below the surface of the ground and 6 inches east of a steel witness post.


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