REI Control Station - Old Mill District - Bend, OR
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
N 44° 02.780 W 121° 18.918
10T E 634964 N 4878398
This custom-made corporate control station is located in front of the entrance to REI, a national outdoor and recreation store in Old Mill District, along SW Powerhouse Dr. in Bend, OR.
Waymark Code: WMKZ29
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 06/18/2014
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Located in front of the entry doors to REI, retail chain for outdoor and recreational enthusiasts is a brass control station, custom-made by REI, and embedded flush with the concrete sidewalk. The disk contains the elevation stamping of '3605.71 FT' and the date 'November 18, 2005'. This station doesn't appear in the NGS database. My posted coordinates will place you very close to this station.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: -blank-

Benchmark Agency: other (not included below)

Benchmark Agency (if other): REI

Monumentation type: Not labeled BENCH MARK, but with an ELEVATION marked on it

County: Deschutes County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Bend

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): Not listed

NGS PID: Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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