MY2557: HAMPSTEAD BLACK DOME (NGS, Hampstead, NH)
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N 42° 52.533 W 071° 10.857
19T E 321872 N 4749302
This station, NGS PID MY2557, is the peak of a cupola referred to as the 'black dome' on top of the Hampstead, NH Town Hall.
Waymark Code: WM9NEG
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 09/08/2010
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NGS MY2557 is the peak of a cupola on the Hampstead, NH Town Hall. The papers refer to it as the 'Black Dome'. First observation of this point was made in 1886. It lacks a description on the datasheets, probably due to the fact that is an intersecting station. There may have been maintenance performed on the cupola over time, which may lead the original setting open to question. However, the readings are as they should be.
The station is located in Hampstead: From the intersection of NH State Routes 111 and 121, go north on SR 121 for 1.1 mi to the station on the right at the Hampstead Town Hall. The station is the peak of the 'Black Dome' cupola on top of the Town Hall building.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: HAMPSTEAD BLACK DOME
Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: Cupola
County: Rockingham
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Hampstead/Haverhill
Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from an online local database were used
NGS PID: MY2557
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
Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): Not listed
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