R 10 1931 (USGS, Brookline, NH) - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

This station is a U.S. Geological Survey standard bench mark disk, located in Brookline, NH. It is in the southern portion of town, close to the MA/NH state border, on a side street (S. Main St.) that breaks away from NH Route 13. It is set in close proximity to where a former railroad track ran over a century ago. It is now a wooded area that is positioned between two vintage homes. The disk is set in a boulder just east of the roadway. Here is the NHDOT description:

THE STATION IS LOCATED IN BROOKLINE. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE JUNCTION OF STATE ROUTES 13 AND 130 IN BROOKLINE, GO SOUTH FOR 1.9 MI (3.1 KM) ON ROUTE 130 TO THE JUNCTION OF PEPPERELL ROAD AND TOWNSEND-MILFORD ROAD. BEAR LEFT AND GO SOUTHWEST FOR 0.3 MI (0.5 KM) ON TOWNSEND-MILFORD ROAD TO A BRIDGE OVER THE NISSITISSET RIVER. THE STATION IS A STANDARD USGS DISK STAMPED -R10 1931-, SET IN A 4-FT X 3-FT BOULDER, 1-FT BELOW THE ROAD, 350 FT SOUTH FROM THE BRIDGE, AND 34 FT EAST FROM THE CENTER OF THE ROAD.

According to Google Maps, Townsend-Milford Rd is now called South Main St. The bridge is south of Cross Road and north of Oak Hill Road, which is part of and runs parallel with the old railroad bed mentioned above.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: R 10 1931 Benchmark Agency: U.S. Geological Survey Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk County: Hillsborough USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Townsend 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] 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 NGS PID: Not listed

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