QD0282 - USGS 2872, OR - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

This benchmark is located at the northeast corner of the Crook County Courthouse in Prineville, Oregon. The cap is set vertically about 3.5 feet above ground and 3.4 feet from northeast building corner behind shrubs. The benchmark was set by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1908 and was marked 2871.914 B B R2. Based on 1934 decription below, it appears that at some later time CCCH2 has been added to cap markings.
NGS PID QD0282 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1934 IN PRINEVILLE. AT PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF EAST THIRD STREET, 3.4 FEET FROM THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE AND IN THE FACE OF THE NORTH WALL, 3 1/2 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AND SET VERTICALLY. A UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY STANDARD DISK STAMPED 2871.914 B B R2 1908.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: 2872 Benchmark Agency: U.S. Geological Survey Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk County: Crook USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Prineville 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: QD0282 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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