LC1898 - Metamora Muni Tank - Metamora, IL
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N 40° 47.417 W 089° 21.698
16T E 300746 N 4518160
The Metamora Municipal Water Tank is located within the village's center and has the name of the town on it.
Waymark Code: WMJ9QG
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 10/15/2013
Views: 3
In Metamora, in the center of the village, is the Metamora Municipal Water tank.
The tank is easily visible as you approach the center of town. It is in a block bounded by Mt. Vernon, Davenport, Walnut, and Niles Streets. It is easily visible from the village green a block to the northwest.
The description from the NGS/Geocaching datasheet is as follows:
"01/01/1969 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1969 (JWC) THE STATION IS THE FINIAL KNOB ATOP THE METAMORA, MUNICIPAL WATER TANK THAT IS LOCATED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF DAVENPORT AVENUE AND WALNUT STREET IN THE CITY OF METAMORA. THE TANK IS SPHERICAL IN SHAPE, SUPPORTED BY FOUR LEGS, PAINTED ALUMINUM IN COLOR AND IS 130 FEET IN HEIGHT. "
It's not possible to see the finial itself from the base or in the center of the village. The tank is now painted sky blue, and has the name of the village, "Metamora," across the face of the tank in two directions.
The tank is in good shape.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: -blank-
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: Standpipe Tank
County: Woodford
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Metamora
Special category (optional): Not listed
Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge
Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]
NGS PID: LC1898
Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed
Monumentation type (if other): Not listed
Special Category (if other): Not listed
Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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