K 25

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State: ME
County: Hancock
Quad: Seal Harbor
Location: N 44° 20.997' W068° 14.437'
Elevation: 336.452 ft.
Designation: K 25 1934
Setting: Rock Ledge
Type: Bench Mark Disk
Year: 1934
Established By: USGS
Recovered: 10 September 2007

USGS Official Description, 1934:

Seal Harbor Post Office, 4.8 mi. N. of, along Mountain Road; near N. end of Bubble Pond; in ledge; 40 ft. E. of outlet to pond; 40 ft. NW. of rd.; standard tablet stamped "K 25 1934"

Reference mark; Seal Harbor Post Office, 4.8 mi. N. of, along Mountain Road; near N. end of Bubble Pond; on W. stonework of small dam across outlet of pond; 65 ft. N. of rd.; chiseled square

USGS Bench Mark Disk K 25

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USGS Bench Mark Disk K 25

N 44° 20.997' W068° 14.437'

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Eyelevel view of the benchmark disk in rock ledge.
Disk in rock ledge.
Large rock ledge, disk, mossy tree trunk.

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View of the rock ledge from beside the dam. The mark was concealed well!
USGS Chiseled Square K 25 RM

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USGS Chiseled Square K 25 RM

N 44° 20.992' W068° 14.445'

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Eyelevel view of chiseled square in stonework dam.
Stonework dam with chiseled square.
Stone dam, pond outlet, forest.

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Looking NW from the Bubble Pond outlet toward the stonework dam. The "trail" we took downhill to the dam is visible in the background.

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Looking SW from near the station disk toward the dam and Bubble Pond beyond.
Stone dam, boulders, pond outlet.