MONUMENT 629F (PG2420) - Highgate, VT / Philipsburg, QC
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
N 45° 00.928 W 073° 05.081
18T E 650915 N 4986453
Canada/United States Boundary Marker located in the grassy median of QC 133/I-89.
Waymark Code: WMVWZX
Location: Vermont, United States
Date Posted: 06/05/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
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This monument is located in a grass 'island' between 2 return lanes on opposite sides of the international boundary line.

Recovery information from the US National Geodetic Survey datasheet is as follows:

1/1/1937 by IBC (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY COMMISSION 1937 (JGH) STATION MARK--AN ORNAMENTAL CONCRETE POST ABOUT 66 INCHES HIGH SET IN A CONCRETE BASE 40X40 INCHES BY 4 FEET DEEP. NOTE--THIS DESCRIPTION HAS NOT BEEN FIELD CHECKED.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: MONUMENT 629F

Benchmark Agency: other (not included below)

Benchmark Agency (if other): International Boundary Commission

Monumentation type: Boundary Marker

County: Franklin County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Highgate Center

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: PG2420

Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Visit Instructions:
  1. A closeup photo of the mark taken by you is required.
  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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