Description of Location

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1943 (APR) STATION IS LOCATED IN THE CITY OF AKRON, ON UNIVERSITY OF AKRON CAMPUS. IT IS 117.2 FEET W OF THE NW CORNER OF BUCHTEL HALL BUILDING, 32.3 FEET SE OF A LIGHT POST, 12.8 FEET S OF S EDGE OF AN E-W SIDEWALK. THE DISK IS STAMPED UNIVERSITY 1943 AND IS FLUSH WITH THE GROUND. SURFACE, UNDERGROUND, AND REFERENCE MARKS ARE BRONZE DISKS SET IN CONCRETE. REFERENCE MARK 1 IS 91.58 FEET ESE OF STATION, 25.7 FEET WNW OF NW CORNER OF BUCHTEL HALL BUILDING, 12.7 FEET S OF S EDGE OF AN E-W SIDEWALK, AND 4.9 FEET W OF W CURB OF DRIVEWAY. THE DISK, WITH ARROW POINTING TO THE STATION, IS STAMPED UNIVERSITY NO 1 1943. REFERENCE MARK 2 IS 81.82 FEET W OF STATION, 68.4 FEET E OF NE CORNER OF GYMNASIUM BUILDING, 37.5 FEET N OF A LIGHT POST, AND 5.3 FEET S OF S EDGE OF SIDEWALK. THE DISK, WITH ARROW POINTING TO STATION, IS STAMPED UNIVERSITY NO 2 1943. NO SUITABLE SITE AVAILABLE FOR AN AZIMUTH MARK. HEIGHT OF LIGHT ABOVE STATION MARK - 30 METERS. RECOVERY NOTE BY US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1957 STATION WAS DESTROYED AT THE TIME THEY REMOVED A TEMPORARY BUILDING AT THE SITE OF THE STATION. THE REFERENCE MARKS WERE SEARCHED FOR BUT NOT FOUND.