PQ0753 ~ NEW ULM HERMANN MONUMENT
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member brwhiz
N 44° 18.426 W 094° 28.374
15T E 382522 N 4907037
This US Benchmark is the point on top of the head of the statue on the Hermann Monument, located at 10 Monument Street in New Ulm, Minnesota.
Waymark Code: WMHJD2
Location: Minnesota, United States
Date Posted: 07/15/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1935 (CIA)
P POINT OBSERVED UPON THE THE HEAD OF THE FIGURE ON THE HERMANN MONUMENT, WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE BLUFF OVERLOOKING THE CITY OF NEW ULM FROM THE WEST, IN THE DENKMAL TOURIST PARK. THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED BY THE ORDER OF THE SONS OF HERMANN AND BUILT BY JULIUS BERNDT, WAS DEDICATED SEPTEMBER 25, 1897. THE STATUE FROM THE BASE TO THE TOP OF THE SWORD MEASURES 32 FEET. TOTAL HEIGHT OF MONUMENT IS 102 FEET. STATION WAS OBSERVED UPON FROM TRIANGULATION STATIONS, ST. GEORGE, WECH AND NEW ULM MAGNETIC STATION.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

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Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Benchmark Agency (if other): None

Monumentation type: other (not any of the below)

Monumentation type (if other): Statue

County: Brown

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): New Ulm (1992)

Special Category (if other): None

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: PQ0753

Special category (optional): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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