TF2378 Boundary Mon 660 A 66 -- ND US/SK CAN border
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N 48° 59.961 W 101° 37.690
14U E 307776 N 5430711
One of two border monuments at the Carievale SK-Sherwood ND border crossing
Waymark Code: WMJYMG
Location: North Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 01/17/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
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A modern US/Can boundary monument set in 1966 at the border between the province of Saskatchewan, Canada and the US state of North Dakota.

From the NGS website: (visit link)

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TF2378 DESIGNATION - BOUNDARY MON 660 A 66
TF2378 PID - TF2378
TF2378 STATE/COUNTY- ND/RENVILLE
TF2378 COUNTRY - US
TF2378 USGS QUAD - SHERWOOD (1949)
TF2378
TF2378 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
TF2378 ______________________________________________________________________
TF2378 NAD 83(1996) POS-48 59 57.67473(N) 101 37 41.41459(W) ADJUSTED
TF2378 NAVD 88 ORTHO HEIGHT -495.(meters) 1624.(feet) SCALED
TF2378 ______________________________________________________________________

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TF2378_U.S. NATIONAL GRID SPATIAL ADDRESS: 14ULV0777530712(NAD 83)
TF2378
TF2378_MARKER: U = CONCRETE POST
TF2378_SETTING: 7 = SET IN TOP OF CONCRETE MONUMENT
TF2378_SP_SET: TOP OF SQUARE CONCRETE MONUMENT
TF2378_STABILITY: C = MAY HOLD, BUT OF TYPE COMMONLY SUBJECT TO
TF2378+STABILITY: SURFACE MOTION
TF2378_SATELLITE: THE SITE LOCATION WAS REPORTED AS SUITABLE FOR
TF2378+SATELLITE: SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS - August 31, 2013
TF2378
TF2378 HISTORY - Date Condition Report By
TF2378 HISTORY - 1966 MONUMENTED IBC
TF2378 HISTORY - 1971 GOOD IBC
TF2378 HISTORY - 1975 GOOD IBC
TF2378 HISTORY - 20130831 GOOD GEOCAC
TF2378
TF2378 STATION DESCRIPTION
TF2378
TF2378'DESCRIBED BY INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY COMMISSION 1966 (VJV)
TF2378'MONUMENTS 660-A AND 660-B WERE MOVED EAST OF THE OLD CROSSING
TF2378'TO MARK CROSSING BETWEEN SASKATCHEWAN HWY 8 AND US HWY 28.
TF2378
TF2378 STATION RECOVERY (1971)
TF2378
TF2378'RECOVERY NOTE BY INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY COMMISSION 1971
TF2378'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
TF2378
TF2378 STATION RECOVERY (1975)
TF2378
TF2378'RECOVERY NOTE BY INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY COMMISSION 1975 (FXP)
TF2378'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
TF2378
TF2378 STATION RECOVERY (2013)
TF2378
TF2378'RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHING 2013 (LPC)
TF2378'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION."
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: BOUNDARY MON 660 A 66

Benchmark Agency: other (not included below)

Benchmark Agency (if other): International Boundary Commission (US-CAN)

Monumentation type: other (not any of the below)

Monumentation type (if other): Concrete Post

County: Renville ND

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Sherwood

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: TF2378

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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  2. A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
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