DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1943 (APR) STATION IS LOCATED IN NE AKRON, ON GROUNDS OF A BRANCH MUNICIPAL WATER STANDPIPE. THE STATION IS 0.65 MILE N OF TALLMADGE AVENUE (STATE HIGHWAY 18) AND 0.15 MILE W OF HOME AVENUE. THE MARK IS SET IN REAR OF THE STANDPIPE, 18.3 FEET W OF THE SW CORNER OF A MESH-WIRE FENCE WHICH SURROUNDS THE SANDPIPE, AND 80 FEET NNW OF A CITY-MAIN WATER HYDRANT. THE DISK IS STAMPED HOME 1943 AND IS FLUSH WITH THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND. SURFACE, UNDERGROUND, AND REFERENCE MARKS ARE BRONZE DISKS SET IN CONCRETE. REFERENCE MARK 1 IS 28.530 METERS (93.60 FEET) N OF THE STATION. IT IS 7.5 FEET W OF THE NW CORNER OF THE MESH-WIRE FENCE. THE DISK IS STAMPED HOME NO 1 1943 AND IS FLUSH WITH THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND. REFERENCE MARK 2 IS 29.174 METERS (95.72 FEET) WSW OF THE STATION AS THE SW CORNER OF THE LAWN. IT IS 41 FEET NE OF A CONCRETE STREET MONUMENT WHICH MARKS THE INTERSECTION OF SCENIC WAY AND BELDEN AVENUE. THE DISK IS STAMPED HOME NO 2 1943 AND IS FLUSH WITH THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND. NO AZIMUTH MARK WAS SET. A RADIO MAST, WHICH IS LOCATED NEAR UNIVERSITY OF AKRON GROUNDS, IS VISIBLE FROM THE GROUND. IT IS APPROXIMATELY 2.0 MILES SW OF THE STATION AND MAY BE USED AS AN AZIMUTH MARK. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE JUNCTION OF NORTH MAIN STREET (STATE HIGHWAY 8 AND 5) AND TALLMADGE AVENUE (STATE HIGHWAY 18) IN AKRON, GO E ON TALLMADGE AVENUE FOR 1.15 MILES TO A RAILROAD CROSSING (DOUBLE TRACKS) AND THE JUNCTION OF HOME AVENUE. TURN LEFT AND FOLLOW HOME AVENUE N FOR 0.65 MILE TO A T-ROAD LEFT LEADING INTO THE STANDPIPE. TURN LEFT AND GO 0.15 MILE TO THE STATION IN REAR OF THE STANDPIPE. HEIGHT OF LIGHT ABOVE STATION MARK - 22 METERS. RECOVERY NOTE BY LOCAL SURVEYOR (INDIVIDUAL OR FIRM) 1945 LETTER OF GEHRES AND KINGSLEY AKRON OHIO JANUARY 26, 1945. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE RADIO MAST WHICH MAY BE USED AS AN AZIMUTH MARK IS INCORRECT. THIS RADIO MAST WHICH CAN BE SEEN FROM THE GROUND IS A PENCIL TYPE LOCATED IN NORTH AKRON, APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE FROM STATION ON THE EAST SIDE OF OXFORD AVENUE JUST NORTH OF LOOKOUT AVENUE AND IS APPARENTLY AN AMATEUR OPERATORS MAST. RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1963 (VBM) THE STATION, REFERENCE MARK 1 AND REFERENCE MARK 2 WERE RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. THE DIRECTION MARK 1 CHECKED BUT THE DISTANCE WAS 0.02 FOOT SMALLER. THE DISTANCE TO REFERENCE MARK 2 CHECKED BUT THE DIRECTION WAS 1 MINUTE AND 26 SECONDS LARGER. THE DIRECTION TO THE OXFORD AVENUE RADIO MAST, TAKEN IN 1943 FOR AN AZIMUTH MARK, CHECKED. A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS. STATION IS LOCATED IN NE AKRON ON GROUNDS OF A BRANCH MUNICIPAL WATER STANDPIPE, 0.65 MILE NORTH OF TALLMADGE AVENUE AND 0.15 MILE WEST OF HOME AVENUE. IT IS 102 FEET WEST OF HOME AVENUE STANDPIPE, 133 FEET NORTHEAST OF CONCRETE POST MARKING THE INTERSECTION OF SCENIC WAY AND BELDEN AVENUE, 89 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF BELDEN AVENUE AND 18.5 FEET WEST OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF FENCE CORNER (OF FENCE AROUND STANDPIPE). THE MONUMENT IS FLUSH AND THE DISK IS STAMPED HOME 1943. REFERENCE MARK 1 IS 7 FEET WEST OF THE NW CORNER OF THE FENCE AROUND THE STANDPIPE AND 72 FEET SOUTH OF A POWER LINE POLE. THE MONUMENT IS FLUSH AND THE DISK IS STAMPED HOME NO 1 1943. REFERENCE MARK 2 IS 42 FEET NORTHEAST OF CONCRETE POST MARKER OF SCENIC WAY AND BELDEN AVENUE, AND 56 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF BELDEN AVENUE. THE MONUMENT IS FLUSH AND THE DISK IS STAMPED HOME NO 2 1943. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE JUNCTION OF NORTH MAIN STREET AND TALLMADGE IN AKRON, GO EAST ON TALLMADGE AVENUE FOR 1.15 MILES TALLMADGE AVENUE IN AKRON, GO EAST ON TALLMADGE AVENUE FOR 1.15 MILES TO A RAILROAD CROSSING (DOUBLE TRACKS) AND THE JUNCTION OF HOME AVENUE. TURN LEFT AND GO NORTH ON HOME AVENUE FOR 0.65 MILE TO SIDE ROAD LEFT. TURN LEFT AND GO WEST ON BELDEN AVENUE FOR 0.15 MILE TO STATION. HEIGHT OF LIGHT ABOVE STATION MARK 30.16 METERS. RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1983 RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED.
