Description of Location

DESCRIBED BY CITY OF AKRON OHIO 1963 (VBM) THE STATION IS ABOUT 4-1/4 MILES NORTHEAST OF DOWNTOWN AKRON, IN THE EAST PART OF THE CIRCLE IN THE TOWN OF TALLMADGE. IT IS 21 FEET WEST OF A FLAG POLE, 24 FEET EAST OF THE CENTER OF A SIDEWALK, 144 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH AND 119 FEET NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE TALLMADGE CITY HALL. THE MARK IS A CITY OF AKRON DISK STAMPED TALLMADGE SET IN THE TOP OF A 6 INCH SQUARE CONCRETE MONUMENT 4 INCHES BELOW THE SURFACE OF A 3 FOOT SQUARE OF CONCRETE AND COVERED WITH A 9 INCH IRON COVER. HEIGHT OF LIGHT ABOVE STATION MARK 34 METERS. RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1964 AT TALLMADGE, IN THE EAST PART OF THE TRAFFIC CIRCLE, 144 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, 119 FEET NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE TALLMADGE CITY HALL, 21.5 FEET EAST OF THE EAST EDGE OF CONCRETE SIDEWALK ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF CITY HALL, 21 FEET WEST OF A FLAGPOLE, SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST 4 INCHES UNDERGROUND ACCESS TO WHICH IS HAD THROUGH A 9 INCH CAST IRON COVER MARKED AKRON SURVEY 1963. RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1977 (JRS) THE STATION WAS RECOVERED AND FOUND IN GOOD CONDITION. REFERENCE MARK 1 WAS ESTABLISH AT THIS TIME. A COMPLETE NEW DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS. THE STATION IS LOCATED IN THE WEST SIDE OF THE INSIDE OF THE TRAFFIC CIRCLE WHICH IS NEAR THE CENTER OF THE TOWN OF TALLMADGE. PERMISSION TO USE THE STATION GRANTED BY MAYOR JOHN R. MORGA, 46 NORTH AVE, TALLMADGE, OHIO 44278. STATION MARK, STAMPED---TALLMADGE ACS 1963---, IS A CITY OF AKRON SURVEY DISK SET IN THE TOP OF A 6-INCH SQUARE CONCRETE MONUMENT THAT IS 4 INCHES BELOW THE GROUND SURFACE AND UNDER A 7-INCH MANHOLE COVER. IT IS 119 FEET EAST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE POLICE STATION, 21.5 FEET EAST OF A SIDEWALK AND 20.5 FEET WEST OF A FLAG POLE. REFERENCE MARK 1, STAMPED---TALLMADGE ACS NO 1 1977---, IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN THE TOP OF A 12-INCH CYLINDRICAL CONCRETE MONUMENT THAT IS FLUSH WITH THE GROUND SURFACE. IT IS 88 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE CENTER OF THE PAVEMENT, 19 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE SIDEWALK AND 8.5 FEET NORTHEAST OF A SIDEWALK. NO SUITABLE LOCATION WAS FOUND FOR AN AZIMUTH MARK. HEIGHT OF THE LIGHT ABOVE THE STATION WAS 01.3 METERS. DESCRIBED BY J.E.DUNFORD. RECOVERY NOTE BY OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 1989 (KM ) RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION RECOVERY NOTE BY RINKER DETWILER AND ASSOCIATES 1990 RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED.