AG2176 - ST PETERSBURG 13TH AVE MUN TK - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

1/1/1934 by CGS (FIRST OBSERVED)

1/1/1941 by CGS (GOOD)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1941 (KGC) STATION IS LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF THIRTEENTH AVENUE N AND FIFTH STREET N. IT IS THE CENTER OF THE TOP OF A LARGE STEEL TANK, ELEVATED ON AN EIGHT-LEGGED STEEL TOWER WITH A 5-FOOT DIAMETER PIPE FROM TANK TO GROUND WHICH HAS A SPIRAL STAIRWAY AROUND IT. THE WHOLE STRUCTURE IS 140 FEET TALL, PAINTED ALUMINUM, UNLIGHTED, WITH CONCRETE FOUNDATION FOOTINGS 26 FEET APART AND 34 FEET FROM CENTER OF CENTER PIPE.
1/1/1959 by CGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1959 (ALW) THIS STATION WAS RECOVERED IN APRIL 1959. IT IS LOCATED AT ST. PETERSBURG, AT THE JUNCTION OF THIRTEENTH AVENUE NORTH AND FIFTH STREET NORTH, THE CENTER OF THE TOP OF A LARGE SILVER-COLORED STEEL WATER TANK.
1/1/1966 by CGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1966 (ETO) THE STATION WAS RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION AS DESCRIBED BY K.G.C. IN 1941 WITH THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTION--THE COLOR OF THE TANK IS NOW A LIGHT GREEN.
1/1/1972 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1972 (JCL) (FORMERLY NAMED ST. PETERSBURG, MUNICIPAL TANK) THE STATION IS THE APEX OF VENT ATOP AND CENTER OF A WATER TANK OWNED BY THE CITY OF ST. PETERSBURG. THE TANK HAS A CYLINDRICAL BODY WITH AN OVERLAPPING DOME SHAPED TOP AND HEMISPHERICAL BOTTOM, SUPPORTED BY 8 I-BEAM LEGS. THE CENTER STANDPIPE HAS A SPIRAL STAIRWAY AROUND IT. THE TANK IS LOCATED IN ST. PETERSBURG AT THE INTERSECTION OF 13TH AVENUE AND 5TH STREET N, AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF HUGGINS-STENGEL BASEBALL FIELD. IT IS 132 FEET WEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF 5TH STREET N.
1/1/1976 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1976 (JWB) THE STATION WAS RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION AS DESCRIBED. AIRLINE DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM NEAREST TOWN IN ST. PETERSBURG.

First located by Skyboy01 on 2/14/2004.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: -blank- Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: Elevated Tank County: Pinellas USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Miller Huggins Field, Saint Petersburg 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: AG2176 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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