857 4680 TIDAL BASIC (JV0578) Ft. McHenry, MD - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

The survey disk in on a stone marker about 3 feet high. It is in excellent condition and so is the marker.
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1971
AT BALTIMORE.
AT BALTIMORE, AT FORT MC HENRY, ABOUT 0.15 MILE SOUTHEAST OF THE BRICK AND METAL GATE AT THE ENTRANCE TO FORT MC HENRY, 222 FEET
'SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHWEST CURB OF FORT AVENUE, 292 FEET SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE EAST EDGE OF THE ROUND GRANITE FOUNDATION FOR THE FRANCIS SCOTT KEY MONUMENT, 100 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE MORE EASTERLY OF TWO TREES, AND SET IN THE TOP OF A 2-FOOT SQUARE CONCRETE MONUMENT WHICH PROJECTS 2 FEET. THE MONUMENT IS INSCRIBED UNITED STATES COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY BASIC BENCH
JV0578''MARK.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: 857 4680 TIDAL BASIC Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Benchmark Agency (if other): US Coast Guard and Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk County: Baltimore, MD USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Baltimore East (1974) Special category (optional): Not listed Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link] NGS PID: JV0578 Monumentation type (if other): Not listed Special Category (if other): Not listed Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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