EDWARDSVILLE MUNICIPAL TANK - JB2001 - Edwardsville, Illinois
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 38° 48.254 W 089° 57.076
16S E 243717 N 4299191
Water tower located in the historic Leclaire district in Edwardsville, Illinois
Waymark Code: WM19QR
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 03/07/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member seventhings
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JB2001 HISTORY - 1934 FIRST OBSERVED CGS

STATION DESCRIPTION

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1959 (HJB)
NO PRIOR DESCRIPTION. RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.

LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF EDWARDSVILLE ON THE WEST SIDE OF SOUTH
BUCHANAN STREET,
ABOUT 300 FEET SOUTH OF THE N Y - CHICAGO AND S L R R
CROSSING, AND OPPOSITE THE
ENTRANCE TO PARK PLACE. A 6-LEGGED,
SILVER PAINTED, STEEL WATER TANK WITH CONICAL
ROOF AND HEMISPHERICAL
BOTTOM, ERECTED PRIOR TO 1934.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: EDWARDSVILLE MUNICIPAL TANK

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Elevated Tank

County: Madison

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Edwardsville

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used

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

NGS PID: JB2001

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (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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