MONUMENT 552A (PG2198) - Derby Line, VT/Stanstead, QC
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
N 45° 00.345 W 072° 05.754
18T E 728864 N 4987692
Small Boundary Marker located in the side yard of a house sitting on the Canada/USA border.
Waymark Code: WMVWZF
Location: Vermont, United States
Date Posted: 06/05/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
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This marker is located on the W side of a house on the NW corner of the intersection of Caswell Ave & Rue Lee (gated). This mark is located on private property, but is visible from Caswell Ave. The base of the monument appears cracked, but the monument itself is intact as of this posting.

Recovery information from the current NGS datasheet is as follows:

1/1/1907 by IBC (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY COMMISSION 1907 STATION MARK--AN INTERMEDIATE POST OF GRANITE OR CONCRETE ABOUT 16-1/2 INCHES HIGH SET IN A CONCRETE BASE 3X3X3 FEET DEEP. NOTE--THIS DESCRIPTION HAS NOT BEEN FIELD CHECKED.

1/1/1980 by IBC (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY COMMISSION 1980 (DD) MONUMENT WAS RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: MONUMENT 552A

Benchmark Agency: other (not included below)

Benchmark Agency (if other): International Boundary Commission

Monumentation type: Boundary Marker

County: Orleans County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): West Charleston

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used

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

NGS PID: PG2198

Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Visit Instructions:
  1. A closeup photo of the mark taken by you is required.
  2. A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
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