USGS '42 HLZ 1461 1966' BM - West Virginia
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member frex3wv
N 37° 32.884 W 081° 23.962
17S E 464722 N 4155748
Found using only a topo map to begin with.
Waymark Code: WMK76N
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 02/22/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
Views: 9

First to log in 48 years!

Found this while I was in the area delivering water to the locals who have been without usable tap water in over 5 months!

The "To Reach" (below) is still good and the disc and setting are in great shape.

Alpoca, 1.1 mi NW of Post Office, along state highwat 10; 53 ft N and 3 ft W of, and about level with centerline at rd at junction of T-rd. N.; in top of NW wingwall of bridge over small stream; standard tablet stamped "42 HLZ 1966 1461", Painted BM 1461.2 WL = 1450 ft.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: 42 HLZ 1966

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Department of Interior Geological Survey

Monumentation type: TRIANGULATION STATION Disk

County: Wyoming

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Wyoming/Mullens

Find type: Searched @ "BM" on a topographic map

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

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