Benchmark KN0279 "Y 41"
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Nayajja
N 39° 21.597 W 111° 35.220
12S E 449429 N 4356886
KN0279 US Coast & Geodetic Survey Benchmark Y 41, placed in 1934.
Waymark Code: WM6KQ5
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 06/16/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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NGS Datasheet for KN0279 lists it as Destroyed, per a 1964 USGS report.
However, the benchmark is currently in place, in good condition, on the Far West Bank (building that formerly housed the Bank of Ephraim) at 2 N Main St, Ephraim, Utah 84627 (the NE quadrant of the intersection of Main St and Center St), affixed in the brick on the west wall of the building, left of the entrance door, about 2 feet above the current sidewalk (the original description says "4 feet above ground").
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: Y 41

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: Sanpete County, Utah

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

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NGS PID: KN0279

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

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

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