U34 1965 - Somerville, MA
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member kwf484
N 42° 23.318 W 071° 05.807
19T E 327406 N 4695057
USC&G BM disk mounted vertically in the cement foundation of brick warehouse currently owned by the City Of Somerville. The disc faces the street side of the building, far right.
Waymark Code: WMWDCD
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 08/18/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
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MY0592
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1965

AT SOMERVILLE, ALONG MEDFORD STREET ABOUT 65 YARDS SOUTH OF
THE INTERSECTION OF SCHOOL STREET, SET VERTICALLY IN THE EAST
FACE NEAR THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE CONCRETE FOUNDATION OF
BRICK BUILDING HOUSING MONARCH FOODS, 8.5 FEET WEST OF THE WEST
CURB OF MEDFORD STREET, 1.1 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTH CORNER OF THE
BUILDING, 1.6 FEET ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE SIDEWALK AND ABOUT
FEET ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE STREET.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: 12671

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

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

County: Somerville MA, Middlesex County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Boston North

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from an online local database were used

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NGS PID: https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=MY0592

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

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

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