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Found in poor condition. Over the Columbus weekend I headed up to northern New Hampshire for some hiking, benchmarking and a bit of sight seeing. All the recovered marks (and all but one of the Not Founds) were boundary markers of one sort or another. Some were state boundary markers, some were US-Canada boundary markers and some were IBC triangulation stations (used when the US-Canada border was surveyed in 1915-1916). Here's a trip report: (visit link)
And here's a set of photo albums: (visit link) This particular monument stands just east of Route 253 by the customs station in Beecher Falls, Vermont. It is rather rusty, the cast iron is split along one edge, and the concrete base has disintegrated at ground level. It does appear to be stable and plumb however, so it could be restored. I notified the IBC of its condition. There is a curoius metal clad wooden post just east of it which resembles a monument, but I could find no information as to what it is. Logged with the NGS as "Recovered, poor condition" on 10/12/2006 First to Find! 
Photos:
 QH0628 "MONUMENT 518A", Beecher Falls, VT
Area view showing this monument in the foreground and Monument 518 down the hill near Halls Stream
QH0628 "MONUMENT 518A", Beecher Falls, VT
Closeup showing condition of monument
QH0628 "MONUMENT 518A", Beecher Falls, VT
View showing the wooden post just to the east of this monument.
QH0628 "MONUMENT 518A", Beecher Falls, VT
Closeup of the wooden post.
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