Fort McHenry 1992, Maryland
Posted by: seventhings
N 39° 15.979 W 076° 34.766
18S E 363744 N 4347519
Fort McHenry 1992, MD, is a US Army Corps of Engineers (COE) bench mark disk near the COE Soils Laboratory building adjacent to historic Fort McHenry, Maryland.
Waymark Code: WM3X8
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 11/19/2005
Views: 59
Fort McHenry 1992, MD, is a US Army Corps of Engineers (COE) bench mark disk stamped "Fort McHenry, 1992", located in the lawn immediately north of the COE Soils Laboratory building on the military installation that is immediately north of and adjacent to the Fort McHenry National Monument and Historical Shrine (National Park Service) in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. It is 72 feet west-northwest of a flagpole, 75 feet south-southwest of the water-side edge of the seawall, 22 feet southeast of utility pole 816425, and one foot south of an orange carsonite witness post. To reach from Exit 55 off Interstate Highway 95 immediately west of the west end of the Fort McHenry Tunnel, go northeast on Andre Street for 0.2 miles to Fort Street. Turn right and go southeast on Fort Street for about 0.4 miles to the main gate to the Fort McHenry Park. Before passing through the gate, turn left and go northeast through a paved parking lot for about 0.08 miles to the military installation. Go northeasterly through the military installation for about 0.25 to the end of the road at the fire station on the right, and the Soils Lab and bench mark on the left. Note: the military installation is active and not open to the general public.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: FORT MCHENRY 1992
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Benchmark Agency (if other): US Army Corps of Engineers
Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk
Monumentation type (if other): Bench Mark disk
County: City of Baltimore, Maryland
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): BALTIMORE EAST, MD
Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge
NGS PID: None
Special category (optional): Not listed
Special Category (if other): Not listed
Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): Not listed
Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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