TT 9 C 1937 USGS
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Z15
N 47° 00.652 W 088° 24.975
16T E 392351 N 5207345
USGS BENCH MARK
Waymark Code: WMDC6
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 05/24/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Black Dog Trackers
Views: 25

ABOUT 14 MILES SOUTH OF LAKE LINDEN, ABOUT 2 MILES NE OF PORTAGE ENTRY, 3/4 MILE NORTH OF THE JACOBSVILLE CEMETERY, AT THE JUNCTION OF THE JACOBSVILLE RD AND SANDSTONE ROAD, ALONG COUNTY ROAD ROW.

TO REACH FROM THE JUNCTION OF STATE HIGHWAY M-26 AND 9TH STREET IN LAKE LINDEN, FOLLOW 9TH/BOOTJACK ROAD SOUTH 7.9 MILES TO A INTERSECTION AT THE DREAMLAND INN, THENCE LEFT (S) ALONG THE JACOBSVILLE ROAD 6.2 MILES TO A ROAD JUNCTION LEFT (SANDSTONE ROAD) AND THE MARK JUST SOUTH EAST OF THE INTERSECTION. (NOTE-CONTINUING ON THE BOOTJACK RD WILL INTERSECT WITH THE JACOBSVILLE ROAD, LONGER ROUTE-RESIDENTIAL)

IT IS ABOUT 130 FT SOUTH OF THE RD JUNCTION EAST, 31 FT EAST OF THE N-S ROAD C/L, 21 SOUTH OF A UNDERGROUND TELEPHONE JUNCTION BOX LABELED 671/4B, 3 FT SOUTH OF POWER POLE #5332 07W69, 1.7 FT SOUTHEAST OF A METAL WITNESS POST WITH A SIGN ATTACHED. A USGS BENCH MARK DISK STAMPED "TT 9 C 644 1937" SET IN THE TOP OF A 8-IN SQUARE CONCRETE POST PROJECTING 2-IN ABOVE LEVEL WITH THE GROUND AND ABOUT 2 FT BELOW LEVEL WITH THE ROAD.

LISTED BY USGS AS OBSOLETE CONTROL
LAKE LINDEN QUADRANGLE 355-MICHIGAN
DATED 7/26/73


Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: TT 9 C 644 1937

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Geological Survey

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: HOUGHTON

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): POINT MILLS

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

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

NGS PID: Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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