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NGS PID# MY0712 / STATION MWS 8
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N 42° 22.955 W 071° 52.172
19T E 263771 N 4696244
NGS PID# MY0712 / STATION MWS 8
Waymark Code:
WMDEG1
Location:
Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted:
01/03/2012
Published By:
ChapterhouseInc
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MY0712''DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1934
MY0712''2 MI NE FROM JEFFERSON.
MY0712''2.0 MILES NORTHEAST OF JEFFERSON, 8-1/2 RAILS EAST OF MILEPOST
MY0712''B-47-N 57 OF THE BOSTON AND MAINE RAILROAD, NEAR SHAFT NO. 3
MY0712''OF THE METROPOLITAN WATER SUPPLY TUNNEL ON THE RIGHT OF WAY, 63.0
MY0712''FEET NORTH OF POLE 9154, AND 28 FEET NORTH OF THE NORTH RAIL.
MY0712''A STANDARD BENCH MARK OF THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT WATER SUPPLY
MY0712''COMMISSION. THE POINT ON WHICH THE ROD IS HELD IS THE UPPER
MY0712''END OF THE 3/4-INCH IRON ROD, THE LOWER END OF WHICH IS EMBEDDED
MY0712''IN A BLOCK OF CONCRETE ABOUT 1.5 FEET SQUARE AND SET 6 FEET BELOW
MY0712''THE GROUND. THE ROD COMES TO THE SURFACE INSIDE A 3-INCH IRON
MY0712''PIPE WHICH IS SPREAD AT THE BOTTOM AND CAPPED AT THE TOP.
MY0712''NOTE-- POLE 9154 MENTIONED ABOVE HAS BEEN REMOVED -(48 FEET SE
MY0712''OF POLE 139 OF THE POWER TRANSMISSION LINE FOLLOWING THE TUNNEL).
MY0712''PIPE EXTENDS 6 INCHES ABOVE GROUND.
Condition:
Mark found in good condition
Designation:
M W S
Benchmark Agency:
other (not included below)
Benchmark Agency (if other):
METROPOLITAN DISTRICT WATER SUPPLY COMMISSION
Monumentation type:
other (not any of the below)
Monumentation type (if other):
IRON ROD IN IRON PIPE WITH CAP
County:
WORCESTER
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional):
STERLING
Find type:
Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used
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NGS PID:
MY0712
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