Description of Location

DESCRIBED BY CITY OF AKRON OHIO 1963 (VBM) THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DOWNTOWN AKRON, AT THE NORTH END OF A GARAGE AT 1649 WOODS ROAD. IT IS A CITY OF AKRON DISK STAMPED SOUTH, SET IN THE TOP OF A 6 INCH SQUARE CONCRETE POST THAT IS 4 INCHES UNDER A 3 FOOT SQUARE OF CONCRETE WITH A 9 INCH IRON MANHOLE COVER THAT IS 12 INCHES UNDERGROUND. IT IS 25.3 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF A GARAGE, 26 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF A FRAME HOUSE, 17 FEET NORTH OF A 10 INCH TWIN TRUNKED PEAR TREE, 20.3 FEET NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF AN OUTHOUSE, 39.6 FEET WEST OF A POWER POLE. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE JUNCTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 224 AND STATE HIGHWAY 241, GO SOUTH ON STATE HIGHWAY 241 (MASSILLON ROAD) FOR 0.5 MILE TO A SIDE ROAD RIGHT. TURN RIGHT AND GO WEST ON WOODS ROAD FOR 0.25 MILE TO THE TOP OF A GRADE AND A DRIVEWAY ON THE RIGHT. TURN RIGHT AND GO NORTH ON THE DRIVEWAY FOR ABOUT 200 FEET TO THE NORTH END OF A GARAGE AND THE STATION. HEIGHT OF LIGHT ABOVE STATION MARK 14 METERS. RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1964 AT AKRON, IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE CITY, 0.5 MILE SOUTH ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 241 FROM THE JUNCTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 224, THENCE 0.25 MILE WEST ALONG WOODS ROAD, ABOUT 200 FEET NORTH ALONG A PRIVATE DRIVEWAY FROM THE CENTER LINE OF WOODS ROAD, 39.6 FEET WEST-SOUTHWEST OF A POWER LINE POLE, 25.8 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF A FRAME HOUSE, 25.3 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF GARAGE FOR HOUSE NO. 1649, 17.4 FEET NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF AN OUTHOUSE, 17 1/2 FEET NORTH OF A 10-INCH TWIN TRUNKED PEAR TREE, 1 FOOT BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE GROUND AND SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST ACCESS TO WHICH IS HAD THROUGH 9 INCH CAST IRON COVER MARKED AKRON SURVEY 1963. RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1967 (WMR) STATION RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. THE 1963 DESCRIPTION IS GOOD.