Water Tower - Cortland NE
Posted by: PeterNoG
N 40° 30.572 W 096° 42.382
14T E 694329 N 4486840
This water tower is on S 12th Rd (US Hwy 77) just north of W 1st St in Cortland, Nebraska.
Waymark Code: WMAV3X
Location: Nebraska, United States
Date Posted: 02/25/2011
Views: 4
The water tower is also a benchmark -
LG1150
01/01/1947 by CGS (FIRST OBSERVED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1947 (RLE) THE TANK IS LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST EDGE OF TOWN, 50 FEET WEST OF U.S. HIGHWAY 77 AND 200 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTER OF AN EAST-WEST ROAD. IT IS A FOUR LEGGED STEEL STRUCTURE SUPPORTING A TANK ON THE TOP. IT IS ABOUT 100 FEET HIGH, SILVER IN COLOR WITH THE LETTERS CORTLAND ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE TANK. THE POINT OBSERVED UPON WAS THE BALL AT THE APEX OF THE ROOF.