LSP SOUTH (KV6856) - Jersey City, NJ - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

This mark is located at the southernmost angle of Liberty State Park - at the S end of the boardwalk/promenade along the edge of the Hudson River, and at the SE end of the asphalt walkway running along the water from the Visitors Center.

Description information from the NGS database is as follows:

01/01/1991 by USE (MONUMENTED)

03/06/1992 by NJGS (GOOD)
DESCRIBED BY NEW JERSEY GEODETIC SURVEY 1992 THE STATION IS LOCATED IN THE CITY OF JERSEY CITY ON THE GROUNDS OF LIBERTY STATE PARK AT THE SOUTHERN MOST POINT OF THE MONUMENT OVERLOOK. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE EXIT 14B, GO 0.9 MI (1.4 KM) SOUTHEAST ON MORRIS PESIN DRIVE TO THE LIBERTY STATE PARK VISITORS CENTER. ACCESS TO THE OVERLOOK AND PERMISSION TO OCCUPY THE STATION MUST BE OBTAINED FROM RANGER CHUCK SARY, PHONE 201 915 3401 WHO REQUESTS A ONE WEEK ADVANCE NOTICE SO THAT HE CAN DETERMINE IF ANY SPECIAL EVENTS WILL TAKE PLACE DURING OUR OBSERVATION PERIOD. HE ALSO REQUESTS THAT OUR VEHICLES KEEP OFF THE LAWNS DUE TO A SHALLOW SPRINKLER SYSTEM. THE STATION IS 0.6 M (2.0 FT) NORTHEAST FROM THE SOUTHWEST CONCRETE WALL, 6.5 M (21.3 FT) NORTHWEST FROM THE BOTTOM STEP LEADING TO THE BRICK OBSERVATION AREA, 11.5 M (37.7 FT) SOUTH FROM THE SOUTHERN MOST WOOD LAMP POST NUMBER 1918, 16.3 M (53.5 FT) SOUTH FROM THE CENTER OF AN INLET IN THE LAWN AND 10.0 M (32.8 FT) WEST FROM THE WESTERN MOST OF THREE LIGHT POLES ON THE BRICK OBSERVATION AREA. THE STATION IS SET FLUSH IN A FLUSH MOUNTED CONCRETE RETAINER FOR THE BRICK PAVED WALKWAY SURROUNDING THE BRICK OBSERVATION DECK.

09/20/1995 by NJGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NEW JERSEY GEODETIC SURVEY 1995 (FAC) REECOVERED AS DESCRIBED.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: LSP SOUTH Benchmark Agency: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Monumentation type: Survey Mark County: Hudson County USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Jersey City - NJ 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: KV6856 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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