LU0293 - Bowman & 36 - Tehama County, CA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member rdlemler
N 40° 16.711 W 122° 29.546
10T E 543149 N 4458794
Benchmark set in concrete in 1935.
Waymark Code: WMMCKR
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 08/31/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
Views: 3

From the NGS datasheet to describe this benchmark:

01/01/1935 by CGS (MONUMENTED)

01/01/1948 by NGS (GOOD)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1948 AT BAKER FIRE CAMP. AT THE BAKER FIRE CAMP OF THE CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF FORESTRY, AT THE T JUNCTION OF STATE HIGHWAY 36 AND A COUNTY PAVED ROAD LEADING NORTHEAST TO COTTONWOOD, ABOUT 100 YARDS SOUTHEAST OF AND ACROSS THE HIGHWAY FROM THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF A LARGE SHEET METAL BUILDING, 34 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE HIGHWAY, IN LINE WITH THE PROLONGATION OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE COUNTY ROAD, 17 FEET SOUTHWEST OF A HIGHWAY SIGN RED BLUFF 19 - COTTONWOOD 16, 15.2 FEET NORTH OF A WIRE FENCE, 1.8 FEET WEST OF A WITNESS POST, AND SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST PROJECTING 0.5 FOOT ABOVE THE GROUND.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: T 185

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: Tehama county

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): MITCHELL GULCH (1976)

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: LU0293

Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

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