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Right end of long building in woods 169 09 _. 2 % miles. 



Reference station 179 22 40 13. 64 meters. 



Tower of Odd Fellows building, Crisfield-- 243 06 .. t> x A miles. 



Lone smokestack on Crisfield Ice Plant 251 31 __ 3^ miles. 



Fish factory stack Janes Island 271 36 ._ 4 X miles. 



SMITH POINT LIGHT. 



Locality.— Western side of Chesapeake Bay on southern side of entrance to Potomac River and 

 about 3 miles east by south of Smith Point. (See Chart No. 8.) 



Marks. — Observed station is center point of black lantern on caisson and brick structure known 

 as "Smith Point Light." 



References. — 



"Holland Island Bar Light" (N 20 13' E). 00 00 00 13^4 miles. 



NORTH CHURCH (SMITH ISLAND). 



Locality. — In town of Ewell on group of marsh islands known as "Smith Island." (See Chart 

 No. 8.) 



Observed station is on solid land on south shore of Smith Island Thoroughfare about 1 mile from 

 the eastern shore of Chesapeake Bay. 



Marks. — Observed station is center point of spire of church known as " Corinth Methodist Episcopal 

 Church." 



References. — None necessary. 



OLD CHURCH (SMITH ISLAND). 



Locality. — Western side of the group of marsh islands known as "Smith Island" on solid land 

 about } s mile from the eastern shore of Chesapeake Bay and }i mile east of upper end of Shanks Creek 

 at Rhodes Point. (See Chart No. 8.) 



Marks. — Observed station is center point of spire of church known as "Calvary Methodist Epis- 

 copal Church." 



References. — None necessary. 



EWELL CHURCH (SMITH ISLAND). 



Locality. — In town of Tylerton near the center of the group of marsh islands known as "Smith 

 Island" on solid land about y& mile east of the narrowest part of waters joining Tylers Creek and 

 Tylers Ditch. (See Chart No. 8.) 



Marks. — Observed station is center point of spire of church known as " Union Methodist Episcopal 

 Church." 



References. — None necessary. 



SHANKS HAMMOCK. 



Locality. — Eastern shore of Chesapeake Bay on Shanks Island, which is located in Virginia about 

 34 mile east of the southern end of Smith Island. (See Chart No. 8.) 



Observed station is on the northeast side of the island, on low ground about ]A mile from its 

 northern end about 70 yards back from shore and 1 10 yards from end of point to east. It is near 

 the southern extremity oi a hummock covered with a dense growth of scrub trees and bushes and is 

 about 35 yards north of a pile of brick, the ruins of a house. Cement monument marking reference 

 station is 1.43 meters southwest of observed station. 



Marks. — Observed station is center of a 4-inch tile pipe with lop just below the surface of the 

 ground. Reference station is center point of triangle on standard cement monument. 



References.— ° ' " 



"Smith Point Light" (S 69' 16" W) 00 00 00 %% miles. 



Smith Island Corinth Church (North Church) 115 50 00 5 miles 



