Benchmark Disk, No. 4 1938, LW0927 - New Shoreham, RI
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N 41° 10.330 W 071° 33.440
19T E 285475 N 4561022
This tidal benchmark is located at the base of a statue set in the middle of an intersection.
Waymark Code: WMX03M
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Date Posted: 11/06/2017
Views: 4
In New Shoreham, set at the base of a statue, is this tidal benchmark, designated No. 4.
The statue is located in the middle of the intersection of Water Street, High Street, and Spring Street.
The disk is set in the base of the statue on the east side.
The following is from the datasheet:
"DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1943
AT BLOCK ISLAND.
ON BLOCK ISLAND, NEWPORT COUNTY, AT THE CENTER OF THE
INTERSECTION OF FRONT STREET AND HIGH STREET, AT THE WOMENS
CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION STATION, IN THE TOP OF THE EAST SIDE,
AND NEAR THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE BASE. A STANDARD DISK,
STAMPED NO 4 1938."
The mark is in good condition.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: No. 4
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk
County: New Shoreham, RI
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Block Island, RI
Special category (optional): Not listed
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: LW0927
Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed
Monumentation type (if other): Not listed
Special Category (if other): Not listed
Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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