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MON-165A - Laurier, Ferry County, WA

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11U E 410477 N 5428186

This monument (concrete post) is just west of Highway 395 at the Laurier border crossing and across the highway from its partner, MON 165B.

USGS:
DESIGNATION - MONUMENT 165 A
PID - TP1325
STATE/COUNTY- WA/FERRY
COUNTRY - US

*CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL

NAD 83(1991) POSITION- 49 00 00.24604(N) 118 13 26.65582(W) NO CHECK
NAVD 88 ORTHO HEIGHT - 504. (meters) 1654. (feet) SCALED

GEOID HEIGHT - -16.84 (meters) GEOID12A
LAPLACE CORR - -4.30 (seconds) DEFLEC12A
HORIZ ORDER - THIRD

DESCRIBED BY INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY COMMISSION 1932 (JGH) THIS MONUMENT IS AN ORNAMENTAL CONCRETE OBELISK SET IN A PLAIN CONCRETE BASE. THE SURFACE OF THE OBELISK OR SHAFT IS FINISHED IN LIGHT - COLORED GRANULAR QUARTZ AGGREGATE, WASHED FREE OF CEMENT SO THAT THE COLOR AND TEXTURE OF THE COARSE GRANULAR AGGREGATE SHOWS CLEAN. THE SHAFT IS 6 FEET 6 INCHES IN LENGTH AND PROJECTS 5 TO 5-1/2 FEET ABOVE THE BASE. IT IS 14 INCHES SQUARE AT THE BASE AND TAPERS TO A CROSS - SECTION OF 8 INCHES SQUARE AT THE TOP, AND IS CAPPED BY A PYRAMID 4 INCHES IN HEIGHT. IT IS REINFORCED WITH FOUR 1/2 - INCH STEEL RODS EXTENDING THROUGHOUT ITS LENGTH. THE BASE OF THE MONUMENT IS 3 FEET 4 INCHES SQUARE. THE TOP SURFACE OF THE BASE SLOPES AWAY FROM THE SHAFT UNIFORMLY ON EACH SIDE 4 INCHES TO THE FOOT. THE BASE PROJECTS ABOUT 4 INCHES ABOVE THE SURROUNDING GROUND SURFACE AND EXTENDS DOWN TO A FIRM FOUNDATION NOT LESS THAN 3 FEET 6 INCHES BELOW THE GROUND SURFACE UNLESS SOLID ROCK FORMATION IS ENCOUNTERED AT A LESSER DEPTH. THE BASE IS CONSTRUCTED OF 1--2--4 CONCRETE.