88 ATA 1951 (USGS, New Ipswich, NH)
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N 42° 45.499 W 071° 51.075
19T E 266682 N 4737919
A USGS standard bench mark disk, located on the Central School, in New Ipswich, NH. The NHDOT ID# is 333-0010.
Waymark Code: WMC7BJ
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 08/03/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Volcanoguy
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This station, a U.S. Geological Survey standard bench mark disk, is located in New Ipswich, NH. It is set vertically in the northwest face of the Central School, adjacent (to the left of) a doorway. The NHDOT datasheet description is as follows:

THE STATION IS LOCATED IN NEW IPSWICH.TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE JUNCTION OF STATE ROUTES 123, 124, AND 123-A IN NEW IPSWICH, GO EAST FOR 0.15 M ON ROUTES 123 AND 124 TO THE NEW IPSWICH CENTRAL SCHOOL AND THE STATION ON THE LEFT.THE STATION IS A STANDARD USGS DISK STAMPED--88 ATA 1951 973--, SET VERTICALLY IN THE NORTHWEST FACE OF THE NEW IPSWICH CENTRAL SCHOOL, 5 -FT ABOVE THE GROUND. LOCATED 47.0 FT NORTHEAST FROM THE WEST CORNER OF THE BUILDING.

The complete NHDOT datasheet is accessible at the link below.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: 88 ATA 1951 973

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Geological Survey

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: Hillsborough

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Greenville

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from an online local database were used

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

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

NGS PID: Not listed

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