NGS Benchmark C1055 RESET - Hollister, California
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member hotshoe
N 36° 51.093 W 121° 24.241
10S E 642285 N 4079593
Vertical control mark at entrance to San Benito County Courthouse
Waymark Code: WM4GCF
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 08/21/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Black Dog Trackers
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C1055 Reset NGS Data Sheet DG6879
"DESCRIBED BY LOCAL ENGINEER (INDIVIDUAL OR FIRM) 2003 (DJW)
AT THE SAN BENITO COUNTY COURTHOUSE, IN THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE
COURTHOUSE GROUNDS, 13.2 FEET NORTH OF THE SIDEWALK ALONG THE NORTH
SIDE OF FIFTH STREET, 4.3 FEET WEST OF THE SIDEWALK ALONG THE WEST
SIDE OF MONTEREY STREET, FLUSH WITH THE LEVEL OF THE SIDEWALK, AND SET
IN THE CONCRETE FOUNDATION FOR A FLAGPOLE"

The coordinates listed on this benchmark's database page are about one block off, continuing the same error as when listed as GU2616 and monumented in 1967 as GU2616. The reset involved a move of a few feet when the terrazzo mosaic at the plaza entrance to the courthouse was elevated and the entrance was repaved.

Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: C1005 RESET

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Vertical Control Mark

County: San Benito County

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

NGS PID: NGS DG6879

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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  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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