MAGS 33K
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Shorelander
N 42° 17.916 W 071° 08.769
19T E 323090 N 4685160
A C&GS and SS mark embedded in a rock in front of 819 West Roxbury Pkwy.
Waymark Code: WMCQD
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 05/15/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Black Dog Trackers
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This mark is in the MHD database with ID # 4350. The description there reads:

"IN FRONT OF 819 WEST ROXBURY PARKWAY, ON EAST SIDE OF ROAD, ABOUT 3 MI SOUTHWEST OF BROOKLINE TOWN HALL, 31.4 FT SOUTHWEST OF NORTHWEST CORNER OF 1 1/2 STY HOUSE, 43.8 FT NORTHWEST OF ITS SOUTHWEST CORNER, 16.05 FT SOUTH OF HIGHWAY BOUND. THE DISK IS AT HIGHWAY STATION 91+83, WEST ROXBURY PARKWAY, 1934 LAYOUT."

This description still holds. The mark is on private property, but you can easily pop over there.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: 33K

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey and State Survey

Monumentation type: Disk (unspecified type)

County: Norfolk

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

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]

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

Local database's URL (optional): 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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