L 145

NGS PID: PE0317
Coordinates: N 44.30727° W 68.40191° (estimate)
Location: Maine
   Hancock County
      Bartlett Island Quad
Elevation: 51.78 ft.
Type: Bench Mark Disk
Setting: Rock Outcrop
Monumented: 1962
Monumented By: NGS
Status: Not Found
Condition: Unknown (Not Found) as of September 17, 2018
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What a bizarre spot for a benchmark—in the middle of a stream?! I’m not sure if it’s really a stream as described, but it’s drainage of some kind. Two large culverts direct water through the area, one from the south and one leading to the west. I was able to make my way into that jungle-like area and walk around (not easily). Most of the rocks in the area were single, loose rocks rather than outcrops, but I saw a few outcrops here and there. However, they were bare and it would have been easy to spot a mark on them. The benchmark is probably still here, but either I didn’t come across the correct outcrop or it was covered in moss or other vegetation. This would be worth another visit.

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