NH1434 -- Rockford R. K. Welsh Sch Stack - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

The octagonal powerhouse chimney for the R. K Welsh Elementary School in Rockford IL is also NGS benchmark intersection station NH1434.

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NH1434 DESIGNATION - ROCKFORD R K WELSH SCH STACK
NH1434 PID - NH1434
NH1434 STATE/COUNTY- IL/WINNEBAGO
NH1434 COUNTRY - US
NH1434 USGS QUAD - ROCKFORD NORTH (1993)
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NH1434 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
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NH1434* NAD 83(1997) POS- 42 17 42.74606(N) 089 05 16.66060(W) ADJ
NH1434* NAVD 88 ORTHO HEIGHT - **(meters) ** (feet)
NH1434 NH1434_U.S. NATL GRID SPATIAL ADDR: 16TCM2787784664(NAD 83)
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NH1434_MARKER: 63 = STACK
NH1434_SATELLITE: THE SITE LOCATION WAS REPORTED AS SUITABLE FOR
NH1434+SATELLITE: SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS - July 25, 2012
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NH1434 HISTORY - Date Condition Report By
NH1434 HISTORY - 1935 FIRST OBSERVED CGS
NH1434 HISTORY - 1954 GOOD CGS
NH1434 HISTORY - 1960 GOOD CGS
NH1434 HISTORY - 1972 GOOD NGS
NH1434 HISTORY - 19970323 POOR USPSQD
NH1434 HISTORY - 20020718 GOOD USPSQD
NH1434 HISTORY - 20120725 GOOD GEOCAC
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NH1434 STATION DESCRIPTION
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NH1434'DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1935 (CAS)
NH1434'THIS STATION ON THE POWERHOUSE AT THE WEST SIDE OF THE R.K.
NH1434'WELSH SCHOOL IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE CITY OF ROCKFORD,
NH1434'ILLINOIS. IT IS LOCATED ABOUT 260 FEET WEST OF THE CENTERLINE
NH1434'OF HOFFMAN BLVD AND ABOUT 155 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE
NH1434'OF BROWN AVENUE. THE BUILDING WAS ERECTED IN 1919. IT IS
NH1434'FAIRLY PROMINENT.
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NH1434'THE POWERHOUSE IS ABOUT 20 FEET HIGH. THE ROUND RED BRICK
NH1434'STACK IS ABOUT 12 FEET IN DIAMETER AT THE BASE, ABOUT 7 FEET
NH1434'IN DIAMETER AT THE TOP, AND ABOUT 120 FEET HIGH. IT HAS A
NH1434'FLAIR AT THE TOP. THE TOTAL HEIGHT IS ABOUT 140 FEET.
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NH1434 STATION RECOVERY (1954)
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NH1434'RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1954 (ELJ)
NH1434'THE STATION RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED AND FOUND IN GOOD
NH1434'CONDITION. THE DESCRIPTION SUBMITTED IN 1935 ADEQUATE.
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NH1434 STATION RECOVERY (1960)
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NH1434'RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1960 (ETJ)
NH1434'THE STATION WAS RECOVERED AND FOUND TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION.
NH1434'LOCAL INQUIRY VERIFIED IT IS IN THE ORIGINAL POSITION. THE
NH1434'1935 DESCRIPTION IS ADEQUATE FOR RECOVERY.
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NH1434 STATION RECOVERY (1972)
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NH1434'RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1972 (DLW)
NH1434'THE R.K. WELSH SCHOOL AND STACK WERE RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED.
NH1434'THE STACK IS STILL IN THE SAME
NH1434'POSITION BUT HAS BEEN LOWERED TO APPROXIMATELY THE TOP OF THE
NH1434'SCHOOL BUILDING. (APPROXIMATELY 80 FT. HAS BEEN REMOVED).
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NH1434'AIRLINE DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM NEAREST TOWN--IN THE CITY
NH1434'OF ROCKFORD.
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NH1434 STATION RECOVERY (1997)
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NH1434'RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1997
NH1434'MARK RECOVERED IN POOR CONDITION.
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NH1434 STATION RECOVERY (2002)
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NH1434'RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 2002 (MLH)
NH1434'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
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NH1434 STATION RECOVERY (2012)
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NH1434'RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHING 2012 (LPC)
NH1434'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: -blank Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: other (not any of the below) Monumentation type (if other): Stack County: Winnebago Co. IL USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Rockford North 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: NH1434 Benchmark Agency (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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