Hancock (JW1208) RM 3 - Morgan County, WV
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
N 39° 41.520 W 078° 11.173
17S E 741277 N 4397358
Reference Mark disk for Triangulation Station 'Hancock' located on a bridgewall on the W side of US 522.
Waymark Code: WM7BCE
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/30/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc
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Information from the NGS datasheet for the main station (JW1208) pertaining to this Reference Mark is as follows:

REFERENCE MARK NO. 3 IS A STANDARD NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY DISK STAMPED---HANCOCK 1955 NO 3 1978---CEMENTED IN A DRILL HOLE IN THE WEST BANISTER OF THE BRIDGE. IT PROJECTS 3 FEET ABOVE THE BRIDGE DECK AND IS LOCATED 30.5 METERS (100 FEET) WSW FROM THE WITNESS POST, 14.3 METERS (47 FEET) S FROM THE CENTER OF AIRPORT ROAD, 4.9 METERS (16 FEET) W FROM THE CENTER OF U.S. HIGHWAY 522, AND 1.5 METERS (5 FEET) HIGHER THAN THE STATION.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: Hancock No. 3 - 1955 1978

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: REFERENCE MARK Disk

County: Morgan County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Hancock MD/WV

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

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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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