USACE 6 SM
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Shorelander
N 42° 22.122 W 071° 03.716
19T E 330221 N 4692773
One of several US Army Corps of Engineers marks along a walkway over the Charles River locks in Boston, MA.
Waymark Code: WMPVW
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 09/07/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Black Dog Trackers
Views: 19

This mark is one of a series of US Army Corps of Engineer survey marks on the locks of the Charles River just east of the Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge and west of the Charlestown Bridge.

This mark is on the northern side of the locks, on a concrete bank-like structure. The mark is north of the entrance to the pathway across the locks, at the northwest corner of the area on the normally-traveled side of the barricade.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: 6 SM

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Monumentation type: Survey Mark

County: Suffolk

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Boston South

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

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Special Category (if other): Not listed

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NGS PID: Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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