EK0588 - Choctaw County Courthouse - Hugo, OK
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Lat34North
N 34° 00.567 W 094° 30.533
15S E 360667 N 3764230
Located under the cornerstone on the foundation of the Choctaw County Courthouse and the intersection of East Duke Street and North 4th Street, Hugo, OK.
Waymark Code: WM7NX7
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 11/15/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 5


Located under the cornerstone on the foundation of the Choctaw County Courthouse and the intersection of East Duke Street and North 4th Street, Hugo, OK.

Designation: G 12
Marker Type: bench mark disk
Setting: massive structures with deep foundations
Stability: Most reliable and expected to hold position/elevation well.


Documented History (by the NGS)

RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1986 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. A NEW DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS. IN HUGO, AT THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH 4TH AND EAST DUKE STREETS, SET VERTICALLY IN THE NORTH FOUNDATION WALL OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 51.9 M (170.3 FT) WEST OF THE CENTER OF EAST DUKE STREET, 34.5 M (113.2 FT) SOUTH OF THE CENTER OF NORTH 4TH STREET, 12.9 M (42.3 FT) EAST OF THE CENTER OF THE NORTH ENTRANCE TO THE COURTHOUSE, AND 0.3 M (1.0 FT) WEST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE COURTHOUSE. THE MARK IS 0.1 M ABOVE THE GROUND.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: G 12

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

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

County: Choctaw

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Eagletown Quad, Oklahoma

Special category (optional): Not listed

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: EK0588

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special Category (if other): 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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