LISBON AZ MK - Ohio
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member shorbird
N 40° 47.108 W 080° 46.247
17T E 519339 N 4514930
This is the azimuth mark for station LISBON, in Center Township, Columbiana County.
Waymark Code: WM4EQX
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 08/13/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member GEO*Trailblazer 1
Views: 35

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1950 (PLB) THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 1 MILE NORTHWEST OF LISBON, 9 MILES SOUTH OF SALEM, 46 FEET EAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF STATE ROUTE NO 45 AND ON THE PROPERTY OF MR. C.C. PIKE. IT IS 33 FEET NORTHEAST OF A 3 FOOT MAPLE TREE, 21 FEET EAST OF A NORTH-SOUTH FENCELINE, 20 FEET SOUTH OF AN EAST-WEST FENCELINE AND 4 FEET EAST OF A WITNESS POST. THE MARK IS STAMPED LISBON 1950. REFERENCE MARK NO. 1 IS 36 FEET EAST OF POWER POLE NO 293-6 OVER 1, 2 FEET SOUTH OF AN EAST-WEST FENCELINE AND NEAR THE NORTH EDGE OF A PASTURE. THE MARK IS FLUSH WITH THE SURFACE AND IS STAMPED LISBON NO 1 1950. A USC AND GS AND STATE SURVEY MARK WAS OBSERVED AS A SECOND REFERENCE MARK. IT IS IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE FRONT YARD OF THE RESIDENCE, 35 FEET EAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF STATE ROUTE NO 45 AND 9 FEET SOUTHWEST OF A 9 INCH CHERRY TREE. THE MARK IS FLUSH WITH THE LAWN AND IS UNSTAMPED. THE AZIMUTH MARK IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN A SQUARE CONCRETE POST, 114 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF A GRAVELED ROAD, 54-1/2 FEET WEST OF THE WEST SIDE CENTER OF A LARGE BRICK HOUSE 26 FEET NORTH NORTHWEST OF A 3 FOOT MAPLE TREE AND ON THE EAST EDGE OF A CULTIVATED FIELD. THE MARK IS STAMPED LISBON 1950. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AT THE COURTHOUSE IN LISBON, GO NORTH ON STATE ROUTE NO 45 FOR 1.1 MILE TO THE RESIDENCE OF MR. C.B. RIDDLE AND THE STATION MARK ON THE RIGHT. TO REACH THE AZIMUTH MARK FROM THE STATION, GO SOUTH ON STATE ROUTE NO 45 FOR 300 FEET TO A GRAVELED ROAD LEFT, TURN LEFT AND GO 0.15 MILE TO A LARGE BRICK HOUSE ON THE LEFT AND THE MARK AS DESCRIBED.
Azimuth Condition: Good

Your Directions:
From the junction of US Highway 30 and State Route 45 at the courthouse in Lisbon, go north for 1.0 mile on State Route 45 to Saltwell Road. Turn right and go east on Saltwell Road for 0.15 mile to house number 38764, a large brick house on the left. The mark is 114 feet north of the centerline of Saltwell Road, 54.5 feet west of the west side center of the large brick house, 28.0 feet north-northwest of a 3-foot oak tree, 15.0 feet east of the centerline of a graveled driveway, and 0.2 foot below the surface.


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