JC1598 - ST LOUIS COURTHOUSE
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 38° 37.542 W 090° 11.358
15S E 744682 N 4278988
Known locally as the Old Courthouse, it is part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial.
Waymark Code: WM18CX
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 02/21/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Black Dog Trackers
Views: 49

HISTORY - 1871 FIRST OBSERVED CGS

STATION DESCRIPTION

DESCRIBED BY LOCAL ENGINEER (INDIVIDUAL OR FIRM) 1975 (AGS)
ON MARKET AND BROADWAY ST. LOUIS. BALL AT TOP OF DOME WAS OBSERVED
AND TIED IN WITH OTHER MARKS.

DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM NEAREST TOWN--IN ST. LOUIS.
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): Ball on Dome

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: JC1598

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

Visit Instructions:
  1. A closeup photo of the mark taken by you is required.
  2. A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
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