857 1091 TIDAL 10 (FW0499) - Crisfield, MD
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member originalta
N 37° 58.708 W 075° 51.805
18S E 424171 N 4203776
Disk embedded in street. Corner of Dock st and 12th st.
Waymark Code: WM18XM8
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 10/18/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 4

From NGS Datasheet:

RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 2005 (DBC)

THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 6.6 MI (10.62 KM) SOUTHWEST OF MARION, 3.4 MI (5.47 KM) SOUTHWEST OF HOPEWELL AND 0.6 MI (0.97 KM) SOUTHWEST OF CRISFIELD AND NEAR WEST END OF BROAD STREET.

TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE CITY FIRE STATION LOCATED AT THE JUNCTION OF MAIN AND 8TH STREETS, GO WEST ALONG MAIN STREET FOR 0.35 MI (0.56 KM) TO THE JUNCTION TO THE JUNCTION OF 10TH STREET ON RIGHT, TURN RIGHT AND GO NORTH ALONG 10TH STREET FOR 0.05 MI (0.08 KM) TO THE INTERSECTION OF BROAD STREET, TURN LEFT AND GO WEST ALONG BROAD STREET FOR 0.05 MI (0.08 KM) TO ITS END AND A WHITE CONCRETE BLOCK BUILDING AND MARK AT BUILDING, SET IN TOP OF A CONCRETE SLAB WITH AN METAL PIPE ENBEDED IN IT AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF BLOCK BUILDING.

24.7 FT (7.5 M) SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF BROAD STREET, 145.0 FT (44.2 M) WEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF 10TH STREET, 6.0 FT (1.8 M) WEST OF CENTRLINE OF CENTERLINE OF AN ALLEY WAY, 1.5 FT (0.5 M) NORTH OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE CONCRETE BLOCK BUILDING, 24.7 FT (7.5 M) EAST-SOUTHEAST OF POWER POLE NUMBER 3915079114 WITH A STREET LIGHT AND 'GUY WIRE, AND 0.8 FT (0.2 M) EAST OF A NGS FIBERGLASS WITNESS POST.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: 857 1091 TIDAL 10

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: TIDAL STATION Disk

County: Somerset County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Crisfield

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

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NGS PID: FW0499

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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