PD0005 - 841 0140 TIDAL 2 - Eastport, ME - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

This tidal bench mark disk from the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey (USCGS) is located in Eastport, Maine in the granite step support of the east entrance of the old Frontier National Bank building and now home of the Eastport Police Department. The disk was found in a good condition, it has a circle with a line in the middle and its stamping is NO.2 1918. Its designation is 841 0140 TIDAL 2. The station is listed in the NGS database and it is listed in the NOS database.

Its PID is PD0005 and here comes the original description from 1946 by the NGS:

01/01/1946 by NGS (GOOD)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1946 AT EASTPORT. AT EASTPORT, WASHINGTON COUNTY, AT THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE EAST ENTRANCE STEPS OF THE FRONTIER NATIONAL PARK, IN THE TOP OF THE GRANITE STEP SUPPORT, 10 FEET EAST OF THE BUILDING, 7.5 FEET WEST OF THE WEST EDGE OF A STREET, AND ABOUT 2-1/2 FEET HIGHER THAN THE SIDEWALK. A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED NO 2.

FOR ELEVATION WRITE TO THE SUPERINTENDENT, WASHINGTON, D.C.
250$ FINE OR IMPRISONMENT FOR DISTURBING THIS MARK

Enjoy your visit of Eastport.

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Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: 841 0140 TIDAL 2 Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: TIDAL STATION Disk County: Washington County, Maine USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Eastport Quad Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link] NGS PID: PD0005 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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