AG2224 - ST PETERSBURG ST MARYS CATH CH - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

1/1/1972 by NGS (FIRST OBSERVED)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1972 (JCL) THE STATION IS THE BASE OF CROSS ATOP CUPOLA OF THE ST. MARYS CATHOLIC CHURCH. THE CUPOLA IS LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF A RED TILE ROOF OF THE CHURCH BUILDING WHICH IS SHAPED OCTAGON AND IS CONSTRUCTED OF RED BRICK. IT IS GREEN COPPER COLORED AND APPROXIMATELY 80 FEET HIGH. LOCATED IN ST. PETERSBURG, IN THE SOUTHWEST ANGLE OF THE INTERSECTION OF 4TH STREET S AND 5TH AVENUE S. IT IS 130 FEET WEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF 4TH STREET S AND 121 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF 5TH AVENUE S.
1/1/1983 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1983 (DAH) RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED IN GOOD CONDITION. THE CUPOLA HAS APPARENTLY BEEN CLEANED RECENTLY AND APPEARS GOLD IN COLOR AT THIS TIME. AIRLINE DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM NEAREST TOWN--AT ST. PETERSBURG.
1/1/1988 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1988 (AVD) RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
3/10/1997 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1997 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.

First located by Skyboy01 on 2/14/2004

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: -blank- Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: Church Spire County: Pinellas USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Saint Mary's Catholic Church 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: AG2224 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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