SK1047: MAHNOMEN MAGNETIC STATION - Mahnomen MN - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

1964/01/01 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1964 (RAR) THE STATION IS IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE MAHNOMEN COUNTY COURTHOUSE LAWN IN THE CITY OF MAHNOMEN. A TRAVERSE CONNECTION WAS MADE FROM TRIANGULATION STATION MAHNOMEN, DISTANCE BEING 18.793 METERS (61.66 FEET) NORTHWEST OF STATION MAHNOMEN. THE STATION IS A U.S. COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY MAGNETIC STATION MARK DISK, UNSTAMPED, SET IN A 6 INCH SQUARE CONCRETE POST FLUSH WITH THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND. IT IS 66 FEET SOUTH OF THE SOUTH EDGE OF THE CURB ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF BIRKETT STREET, 29 FEET EAST OF THE EAST EDGE OF THE SIDEWALK ON THE EAST SIDE OF FIRST STREET, AND 10 FEET NORTH OF A FIVE TRUNK TREE.

1992/08/17 by MNDT (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY MN DEPT OF TRANSP 1992 (HTS) RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: MAHNOMEN MAGNETIC STATION Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Benchmark Agency (if other): n/a Monumentation type: other (not any of the below) Monumentation type (if other): DM - magnetic station disk County: Mahnomen County USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Mahnomen Special Category (if other): n/a 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: SK1047 Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link] Special category (optional): Not listed

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