LW0736: A39 1965 (USC&GS/NGS, Stonington, CT - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

This station,A U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey standard bench mark disk, is located in Stonington, CT. It is set in exposed ledge between U.S. Rt.1, and Oxecosset Brook:

STATION DESCRIPTION

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1965
1.2 MI NE FROM STONINGTON.
1.1 MILES NORTHEAST ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 1 A FROM THE OVERPASS OVER
THE NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN AND HARTFORD RAILROAD AT STONINGTON,
THENCE 0.05 MILE EAST ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 1, 95 YARDS EAST OF THE
EAST END OF THE BRIDGE OVER OXECOSSET BROOK, SET ON THE TOP AND
6 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTH LEDGE OF A LARGE AREA OF EXPOSED
BEDROCK, 66 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE HIGHWAY, 44 FEET
SOUTHWEST OF POWER LINE POLE NO. 120, 14 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE
WEST END OF A LARGE BOULDER AND 2 FEET ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE
HIGHWAY.

The description is adequate. There may be some overgrowth around the station, but my posted coordinates will help you find it a little more quickly.

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Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: A 39 1965 Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk County: New London USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Mystic 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: LW0736 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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