JC1594 - ST LOUIS STANDPIPE
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 38° 40.228 W 090° 12.511
15S E 742857 N 4283906
Known as the Grand Water Tower or "Old White". This water tower is in middle of street with a round about going around it.
Waymark Code: WM18CV
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 02/21/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Black Dog Trackers
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HISTORY - 1871 FIRST OBSERVED CGS


STATION DESCRIPTION

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1871 (CHB)
ON TOP OF CAP OF STANDPIPE, 180 FEET HIGH, AT CORNER OF GRAND
AVENUE AND FOURTEENTH STREET, ST. LOUIS. MARKED BY NAIL IN PLANK
NAILED TO TIMBERS WHICH ARE FRAMED IN BRICK MASONRY AT TOP OF
STANDPIPE. FOUR ARROWS POINTING TOWARD STATION ARE CUT IN TOP
OF IRON CAP OF STANDPIPE.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: blank

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: other (not any of the below)

Monumentation type (if other): standpipe tank

County: St. Louis

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): GRANITE CITY

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from an online local database were used

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: JC1594

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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