MY0449: 168 (USGS/NGS, Nashua, NH)
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N 42° 45.944 W 071° 28.065
19T E 298090 N 4737753
A USGS standard bench mark disk, located in Nashua, NH.
The NGS PID# is MY0449.
The NHDOT ID# is 315-0190.
Waymark Code: WMB3ZJ
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 04/02/2011
Views: 4
This station, a U.S. Geological Survey standard bench mark disk, is located in Nashua, NH. It is set in the south side of the base of the Civil War Monument, in a triangular park situated between Amherst street (NH 101-A), Nashville Street, and Concord Street.
Full descriptions (NGS and NHDOT) can be obtained at the links below.
The disk was set by the USGS in 1903. It has fractured over time, and about half the disk remains in place. Fortunately, the designation stamping and the cross hairs are still intact, and the disk is still usable.
The statue is a also a waymark, and is in the Nashua Historic District.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: 168 CONCORD
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Geological Survey
Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk
County: Hillsborough
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Nashua North
Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used
Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]
NGS PID: MY0449
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
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Visit Instructions:
- A closeup photo of the mark taken by you is required.
- A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
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