C 223 (LA0714) - Monroeville, Indiana
N 40° 59.683 W 084° 55.267
16T E 674856 N 4540252
This benchmark is embedded in concrete on the west side of Grotrian Road south of the railroad crossing near Monroeville, Indiana.
Waymark Code: WM161VH
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 04/15/2022
Views: 2
From the NGS Datasheet:
3 MI NW FROM MONROEVILLE.
ABOUT 2.95 MILES NORTHWEST ALONG THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD FROM
THE STATION AT MONROEVILLE, 250 YARDS NORTHWEST OF MILE POST 307,
ABOUT 0.1 MILE NORTH ALONG A GRAVEL ROAD FROM THE MARGUARDT
LUTHERAN CHURCH AND CEMETERY, AT A NORTH-SOUTH GRAVEL ROAD
CROSSING, 29.5 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHWEST RAIL OF THE SOUTHWEST
TRACK, 33 FEET WEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE ROAD, 6 FEET WEST
OF A TELEPHONE POLE, 1 FOOT NORTHEAST OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY FENCE,
2 FEET SOUTHEAST OF A WHITE WOODEN WITNESS POST, 1.5 FEET BELOW
THE TRACK AND SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST PROJECTING 4 INCHES.
NOTE-- MARK MAY BE REACHED FROM THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH-SOUTH
ROAD AND THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD AT MAPLES BY GOING ABOUT 2.65
MILES EAST ALONG A GRAVEL ROAD, THENCE ABOUT 0.85 MILE SOUTH ALONG
A GRAVEL ROAD AND SITE OF MARK.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: C 223
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk
County: Allen
Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge
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NGS PID: LA0714
Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed
Monumentation type (if other): Not listed
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Not listed
Special category (optional): Not listed
Special Category (if other): Not listed
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