R272, Spring Lake entry, Savanna, IL - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

You will have to look hard for this benchmark. It's resting in five-foot high grass. Discription is accurate. Fence has fallen in places and buried under grass. Watch your step.
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1970 3.2 MI SE FROM SAVANNA. ABOUT 0.25 MILE SOUTH ALONG 3RD STREET FROM THE POST OFFICE AT SAVANNA, THENCE 1.15 MILES EAST ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 52, THENCE 1.85 MILES SOUTH ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 84, ABOUT MIDWAY AND ON THE OUTSIDE OF A CURVE IN THE HIGHWAY, 111 FEET WEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE HIGHWAY, 57 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF A ROAD WHICH LEADS WEST AND CROSSES THE RAILROAD TRACK, 1.8 FEET EAST OF A POWER POLE WHICH IS BRACED BY 2 GUY WIRES, 1.2 FEET EAST OF A FENCE, 2.1 FEET SOUTH OF A METAL WITNESS POST, ABOUT 3 FEET BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE HIGHWAY, AND BRAZED ON THE TOP OF A 3-INCH IRON PIPE PROJECTING 3 INCHES.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: R272 Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk County: Carroll USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Savanna Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link] NGS PID: NJ0179 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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