ME 71 - Machias, ME
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
N 44° 42.951 W 067° 27.563
19T E 622023 N 4952540
ME 71 is monumented in the front wall of the Washington County Courthouse in Machias. It is in the smooth granite belt line above the rough granite foundation at the west end of the wall, barely two feet above ground level.
Waymark Code: WMP4GD
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 06/29/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
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From the NGS:
DESIGNATION -  71 USGS
PID         -  PD0124
STATE/COUNTY-  ME/WASHINGTON
COUNTRY     -  US
USGS QUAD   -  MACHIAS (1977)

MARKER: DD = SURVEY DISK
SETTING: 0 = UNSPECIFIED SETTING
STAMPING: ME 71 1917
STABILITY: D = MARK OF QUESTIONABLE OR UNKNOWN STABILITY

HISTORY     - Date     Condition        Report By
HISTORY     - 1917     MONUMENTED       USGS
HISTORY     - 1966     GOOD             CGS
HISTORY     - 1973     GOOD             MEDT
HISTORY     - 1978     GOOD             DMA

STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1966
AT MACHIAS.
AT MACHIAS, AT THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, IN THE SOUTH FACE OF THE
BUILDING, 1 FOOT EAST OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER, AND 2 FEET ABOVE
THE GROUND.

STATION RECOVERY (1973)
RECOVERY NOTE BY MAINE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 1973
RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.

STATION RECOVERY (1978)
RECOVERY NOTE BY DEFENSE MAP AGENCY 1978
RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: ME 71 1917

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Geological Survey

Monumentation type: Not labeled BENCH MARK, but with an ELEVATION marked on it

County: Washington

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Machias

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: PD0124

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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