LW1749: 28 (Stonington/NGS, Stonington, CT)
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member NH2beers
N 41° 22.930 W 071° 50.500
19T E 262384 N 4585079
A local survey disk, located in Stonington, CT. The NGS PID# is LW1749.
Waymark Code: WMQW8M
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 04/04/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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This station is a Stonington survey disk, located in the Pawcatuck village of Stonington, CT. It is set in a sidewalk along the south side of Liberty Street (CT Route 2):

DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1984 IN PAWCATUCK.
IN PAWCATUCK, 0.9 KM (0.55 MI) NORTHWEST ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 2 FROM
THE JUNCTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 1, FLUSH IN THE SOUTHWEST SIDEWALK OF
HIGHWAY 2, MARK IS A CITY OF STONINGTON DISK, 0.61 METER (2.0 FT)
SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHWEST CURB OF THE HIGHWAY, 8.23 METERS (27.0 FT)
SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER OF THE ENTRANCE WALK OF HOUSE 110,
14.93 METERS (49.0 FT) SOUTHEAST OF POWER POLE 598, 1.16 METERS
(3.8 FT) NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHEAST FACE OF A STONE FENCE.
THE MARK IS 0.18 M ABOVE HIGHWAY.

The station is easily seen from the roadway.

In addition to this site, this station is also loggable on the Geocaching site. If you visit this station, please consider logging your visit at both sites. Thank you.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: 28

Benchmark Agency: other (not included below)

Benchmark Agency (if other): Town of Stonington (CT)

Monumentation type: Disk (unspecified type)

County: New London

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Ashaway

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: LW1749

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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  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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