USCGS - NO.8 1916 - Rockport, MA - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

This bench mark from the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey (USCGS) is located in Rockport, Massachusetts. The disk is sitting vertical 1½ feet above the ground in the side of a round stone pillar at T-Wharf facing north to the inner harbor basin.

The station was found in a good condition, it has a greenish color and a circle with a line in the middle. Its stamping is NO. 8 1916. The station is not listed in the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) database nor is the disk part of the tidal station 8441551.

To reach the station from junction Broadway / Mount Pleasant Street / T-Wharf walk north-east along T-Wharf for 110 feet. Stay on the north (left) side of T-Wharf. The station will be to your left behind the parking places and next to a side walk along the inner harbor.

FOR ELEVATION WRITE TO SUPERINTENDENT, WASHINGTON, D.C.
$250 FINE OR IMPRISONMENT FOR DISTURBING THIS MARK

There are a few more bench marks around the harbor.
Enjoy your visit of Rockport.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: NO.8 1916 Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk County: Essex County USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Rockport Quad Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed Monumentation type (if other): Not listed Special category (optional): Not listed Special Category (if other): Not listed Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): Not listed NGS PID: Not listed Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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