NGS PID# MY6397 - TURKEY HILL RESET - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

MY6397'DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1983 (CLN)
MY6397'THE DRILL HOLE FOR THE STATION MARK AND REFERENCE MARK 1 WERE
MY6397'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. REFERENCE MARK 2 WAS FOUND BEHIND A TREE
MY6397'AND IN A TILTED POSITION. THE MONUMENT WAS RESET AND USED AS REFERENCE
MY6397'MARK 3. A STATION MARK DISK WAS ALSO SET IN THE CENTER OF THE DRILL
MY6397'HOLE. THE DISTANCE TO REFERENCE MARK 1 CHECKED. A NEW DESCRIPTION
MY6397'FOLLOWS.
MY6397'THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 2.4 KM (1.50 MI) NORTH OF PAXTON, ON THE
MY6397'SUMMIT OF A HIGH TIMBERED RIDGE KNOWN AS TURKEY HILL. IT IS ON A ROCK
MY6397'WALL BETWEEN THE PROPERTY LINE OF GRIFFIN AND ERSKINE AND ABOUT 70
MY6397'YARDS WEST OF A T-FENCE JUNCTION.
MY6397'TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE JUNCTION OF STATE ROUTES 56 AND 122 IN
MY6397'PAXTON, GO NORTH ON ROUTE 56, RICHARDS AVENUE FOR 2.8 KM (1.75 MI) TO
MY6397'A STONE WALL ON THE LEFT AND THE END OF TRUCK TRAVEL. PACK WEST ALONG
MY6397'THE ROCK WALL UP A STEEP HILL FOR ABOUT 0.3 KM (0.20 MI) TO THE SUMMIT
MY6397'OF HILL AND THE STATION.
MY6397'THE STATION IS A DISK SET IN THE TOP OF A BOULDER IN THE ROCK WALL AND
MY6397'IS 9.4 M (30.8 FT) WEST OF A MULTI-TRUNKED TREE IN THE ROCK WALL, 2.7
MY6397'M (8.9 FT) SOUTHWEST OF A 12-INCH PINE TREE WITH A WITNESS SIGN
MY6397'ATTACHED AND 2.1 M (6.9 FT) SOUTH OF A WIRE FENCE.
MY6397'REFERENCE MARK 1, IS A MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF
MY6397'PUBLIC WORKS DISK STAMPED---TURKEY HILL M.G.S R.M 1---CEMENTED IN A
MY6397'DRILL HOLE IN A BOULDER, IN THE ROCK WALL AND PROJECTS 30 CM. (12
MY6397'INCHES) THE STATION IS LOCATED 14.6 METERS (47.9 FT) WEST FROM THE
MY6397'PINE TREE WITH WITNESS SIGN ATTACHES, 2.1 METERS (6.9 FT) SOUTH FROM
MY6397'THE WIRE FENCE, 0.8 METERS (2.6 FT) SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FROM A
MY6397'MULTI-TRUNKED TREE. REFERENCE MARK NO 3, IS A MASSACHUSETTS
MY6397'DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS DISK, STAMPED---TURKEY HILL M.G.S 1904 R.M
MY6397'3 1983---SET IN THE TOP OF A 20 CM (8-INCH) SQUARE CONCRETE MONUMENT
MY6397'THAT PROJECTS 8 CM. (3-INCHES) THE STATION IS LOCATED 18.0 METERS
MY6397'(59.1 FT) NORTH-NORTHWEST FROM THE PINE TREE WITH THE METAL WITNESS
MY6397'SIGN ATTACHED, 17.8 METERS (58.4 FT) NORTH FROM THE WIRE FENCE, 11.7
MY6397'METERS (38.4 FT) SOUTHEAST FROM A 12-INCH PINE TREE IN CLEARED FIELD,
MY6397'AND 0.6 METERS (2.0 FT) LOWER THAN THE STATION.
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MY6397 STATION RECOVERY (2004)
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MY6397'RECOVERY NOTE BY INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS 2004 (DKA)
MY6397'FOUND THE STATION AND RM1 IN GOOD CONDITION. RM 2 IS LEANING TO THE
MY6397'SIDE. THE WITNESS SIGN IS STILL IN PLACE.
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MY6397 STATION RECOVERY (2011)
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MY6397'RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHING 2011 (JU)
MY6397'MAIN STATION AND RM1 ARE GOOD. THE CONCRETE POST THAT RM3 IS SET IN
MY6397'HAS BEEN HIT AND IS NO LONGER PLUMB.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: TURKEY HILL 1904-1983 Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: HORIZONTAL CONTROL Disk County: WORCESTER USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): WORCESTER 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: MY6397 Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed Monumentation type (if other): Not listed Special category (optional): Not listed Special Category (if other): Not listed Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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