S 18 Belfast, ME
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
N 44° 25.517 W 069° 00.456
19T E 499395 N 4919109
The benchmark is set in the vertical brick wall of the Belfast Post Office on Franklin Street, about one foot above the concrete foundation. It's in the front, north, wall and just west of the east corner.
Waymark Code: WMP4G0
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 06/29/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
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From the NGS:
TIDAL BM    -  This is a Tidal Bench Mark.
DESIGNATION -  S 18
PID         -  PE0901
STATE/COUNTY-  ME/WALDO
COUNTRY     -  US
USGS QUAD   -  BELFAST (1979)

MARKER: DB = BENCH MARK DISK
SETTING: 36 = SET IN A MASSIVE STRUCTURE
SP_SET: BUILDING
STAMPING: 113.507 S 18 1933
STABILITY: B = PROBABLY HOLD POSITION/ELEVATION WELL
SATELLITE: THE SITE LOCATION WAS REPORTED AS NOT SUITABLE FOR

HISTORY     - Date     Condition        Report By
HISTORY     - 1933     MONUMENTED       CGS
HISTORY     - 1962     GOOD             CGS
HISTORY     - 19990910 GOOD             NGS
HISTORY     - 20030907 GOOD             USPSQD

STATION DESCRIPTION

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1962
AT BELFAST.
AT BELFAST, ALONG FRANKLIN STREET, SET VERTICALLY IN THE NORTHEAST
BRICK WALL AND NEAR THE EAST CORNER OF THE POST OFFICE BUILDING,
24 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF FRANKLIN STREET, 24
FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER OF THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE POST
OFFICE BUILDING, AND 4 FEET ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE SIDEWALK.

STATION RECOVERY (2003)

RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 2003 (AMM)
MARK FOUND GOOD. POST OFFICE IS AT 1 FRANKLIN ST. IN BELFAST.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: 113.507 S 18 1933

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: Waldo

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): BELFAST

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: PE0901

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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