OC0775: J 3 1933 (USC&GS/NGS, Danbury, NH)
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N 43° 28.903 W 071° 53.210
19T E 266540 N 4818359
A USC&GS standard bench mark disk, located on the Northern Rail Trail, in Danbury, NH.
The NGS PID# is OC0775.
The NHDOT ID# is 111-0070.
Waymark Code: WME1P8
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 03/22/2012
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This station, a U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey standard bench mark disk, is located in Danbury, NH. It is set in a large boulder off the east side of the Northern Rail Trail, formerly the Northern Division of the B&M Railroad. The NHDOT datasheet description is as follows:
THE STATION IS LOCATED IN DANBURY.TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE JUNCTION OF U.S. ROUTE 4 AND STATE ROUTE 11 IN ANDOVER, GO WEST FOR 2.9 MI ON ROUTE 4 TO THE WILMONT/DANBURY TOWN LINE. CONTINUE STRAIGHT AND GO WEST FOR 0.8 MI ON ROUTE 4 TO THE STATION ON THE LEFT. ALSO FROM THE JUNCTION OF U.S. ROUTE 4 AND STATE ROUTE 104 IN DANBURY, GO EAST FOR 3.4 MI ON ROUTE 4 TO THE STATION ON THE RIGHT.THE STATION IS A STANDARD USCGS DISK STAMPED--J 3 1933--, SET IN THE TOP OF A LARGE EMBEDDED BOULDER, 3.5 FT ABOVE THE CENTER OF THE MAIN TRACK AND 3.0 FT ABOVE THE CENTER OF ROUTE 4. LOCATED 108 FT NORTH OF THE CENTER OF A ROAD CROSSING, 27.0 FT EAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE MAIN TRACK, 195 FT NORTH ALONG ROUTE 4 FROM THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE CEMETERY IN SOUTH DANBURY, 57.0 FT WEST OF THE CENTER OF ROUTE 4, 40.0 FT NORTHWEST FROM POWER POLE PSNH/29/126, 195 FT NORTHWEST FROM POWER POLE NET/904/3, 65.0 FT EAST FROM A 3-FT DIAMETER CONCRETE WELL COVER.
This mark is one of four marks in the immediate vicinity of the former site of the Converse Station depot for the railroad. Of these four marks, only two have been recovered by anyone.
The NGS datasheet description as written in 1933 is based on the railroad, and outdated and confusing. An update is pending.
Both NGS and NHDOT datasheets are accessible at the links below.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: J 3 1933
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk
County: Merrimack
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): New London
Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from an online local database were used
Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]
NGS PID: OC0775
Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]
Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed
Monumentation type (if other): Not listed
Special category (optional): Not listed
Special Category (if other): Not listed
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