WO 6 (PE0346)

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State: ME
County: Hancock
Quad: Blue Hill
Location: N 44° 24.807' W068° 35.233'
Elevation: 26.55 ft.
Designation: WO 6 1940
Setting: Concrete Retaining Wall
Type: Bench Mark Disk
Year: 1940
Established By: USGS
Recovered: 21 June 2008

A report on the condition of this survey mark has been reported to NGS.

USGS Official Description, 1940 (see datasheet for recent updates) :

Bluehill, on W. end of S. retaining wall of new bridge over Mill Brook, 6 in. E. of westernmost guardrail post, in concrete wall; standard tablet stamped "W O 6 1940 27," painted on curb "U S P B M 27.2"

USGS Bench Mark Disk WO 6

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USGS Bench Mark Disk WO 6

N 44° 24.8' W068° 35.233'

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Eyelevel view of the benchmark disk in the bridge wall.
Disk set in bridge wall.
Mark in bridge wall, route signs: 172, 176, 15, sidewalk and parked cars.

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Looking NE along Main Street, and toward MaineDOT benchmark 10201-11.

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Looking SW along Main Street. The Blue Moose is the pale blue building on the right (you can actually see the moose himself sitting on the porch!).
Mark in bridge wall, sidewalk, parked cars, businesses.