LIBBY RM 1 - Libby, MT
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
N 48° 23.472 W 115° 33.239
11U E 607047 N 5360792
Another benchmark at a courthouse. Seems to be a lot of those around.
Waymark Code: WMKXBV
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 06/07/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 4

Hugely easy to find, just look for the flagpole on the front lawn. The Lincoln County Courthouse is on the west side of California Avenue, between 5th and 6th Avenues.

From the NGS:
DESIGNATION - LIBBY RM 1
PID - TN0695
STATE/COUNTY- MT/LINCOLN
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - LIBBY (1983)

MARKER: DR = REFERENCE MARK DISK
SETTING: 35 = SET IN A MAT FOUNDATION OR CONCRETE SLAB OTHER THAN
WITH SETTING: PAVEMENT
SP_SET: FLAG POLE FOOTING
STAMPING: LIBBY NO 1 1959
STABILITY: C = MAY HOLD, BUT OF TYPE COMMONLY SUBJECT TO
STABILITY: SURFACE MOTION

HISTORY - Date Condition Report By
HISTORY - 1959 MONUMENTED CGS
HISTORY - 1980 GOOD NGS

AT THE LINCOLN COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN LIBBY, SET IN THE NORTH CORNER
OF A 3 X 3 FOOT CONCRETE FOOTING FOR THE FLAG POLE, 12.0 METERS
(39.3 FEET) SOUTHEAST OF THE SOUTH CORNER OF THE COURTHOUSE, 6.4
METERS (21.0 FEET) NORTHWEST OF THE NORTHWEST CURB OF CALIFORNIA
AVENUE (STATE HIGHWAY 37), 3.2 METERS (10.4 FEET) SOUTHWEST OF THE
SOUTHWEST EDGE OF THE SIDEWALK LEADING TO THE SOUTHWEST ENTRANCE
OF THE COURTHOUSE.
THE MARK IS ABOVE LEVEL WITH THE SIDE WALK.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: LIBBY NO 1 1959

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: REFERENCE MARK Disk

County: Lincoln County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): LIBBY

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: TN0695

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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