CP2757 Vicksburg Natl Park Union Mem -- Vicksburg NMP, Vicksburg MS
N 32° 22.588 W 090° 51.841
15S E 700946 N 3584172
The Navy Memorial at Vicksburg National Military Park, apart from being an outstanding memorial to the invaluable contributions of the US Navy to the success of the Vicksburg Campaign, is also NGS benchmark CP2757.
Waymark Code: WMMGNF
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 09/18/2014
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This is actually the Union NAVY memorial, but Blasterz know the NGS has to shorten full names sometimes, but it only takes 4 letters to spell out NAVY -- just sayin', NGS.
From the NGS Datasheet:
"CP2757 DESIGNATION - VICKSBURG NATL PARK UNION MEM
CP2757 PID - CP2757
CP2757 STATE/COUNTY- MS/WARREN
CP2757 COUNTRY - US
CP2757 USGS QUAD - REDWOOD (1962)
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CP2757 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
CP2757 ______________________________________________________________________
CP2757 NAD 83(1993) POS-32 22 35.28055(N) 090 51 50.45208(W) ADJ
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CP2757_U.S. NATIONAL GRID SPATIAL ADDRESS: 15SYR0094684171(NAD 83)
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CP2757_SATELLITE: THE SITE LOCATION WAS REPORTED AS NOT SUITABLE FOR
CP2757+SATELLITE: SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS - March 18, 2005
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CP2757 HISTORY - Date Condition Report By
CP2757 HISTORY - 1931 FIRST OBSERVED CGS
CP2757 HISTORY - 1957 GOOD CGS
CP2757 HISTORY - 1958 SEE DESCRIPTION CGS
CP2757 HISTORY - 1967 GOOD MSHD
CP2757 HISTORY - 20030719 GOOD USPSQD
CP2757 HISTORY - 20050314 GOOD USPSQD
CP2757 HISTORY - 20050318 GOOD USPSQD
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CP2757 STATION DESCRIPTION
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CP2757'DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1957 (RAG)
CP2757'NO PREVIOUS DESCRIPTION WRITTEN FOR THIS STATION
CP2757'
CP2757'THE STATION WAS VISITED 1-21-57 AND FOUND IN GOOD CONDITION.
CP2757'
CP2757'IT IS LOCATED IN THE NORTHWEST SECTION OF VICKSBURG NATIONAL
CP2757'PARK, ABOUT 0.2 MILE EAST OF THE NATIONAL CEMETERY, AND ABOUT
CP2757'2.75 MILES NORTH OF DOWNTOWN VICKSBURG, ON THE TOP OF A HIGH
CP2757'BLUFF OVERLOOKING THE RIVER TO THE WEST. A GRANITE MONUMENT
CP2757'BUILT ON THE ORDER OF THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT WASHINGTON D.C.
CP2757'
CP2757'TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE MEMORIAL ARCH OVER U.S. HWY 80,
CP2757'ABOUT 1.4 MILE EAST OF DOWNTOWN VICKSBURG, GO N ON CONFEDERATE
CP2757'AVE. FOR 1.25 MILE TO A FIVE STREET INTERSECTION CONTINUE
CP2757'NORTH ON CONFEDERATE AVE. FOR 0.95 MILE TO ITS INTERSECTION
CP2757'WITH GRAVE YARD ROAD, TURN LEFT ON CONFEDERATE AVE AND GO WEST
CP2757'FOR 1.7 MILES TO A SIDE ROAD RIGHT AT FOOT OF A HILL IN AN S
CP2757'CURVE, TURN RIGHT AND GO NORTH ON CONNECTING AVE. FOR 0.6 MILE
CP2757'TO THE NATIONAL CEMETERY ON THE LEFT AND THE INTERSECTION WITH
CP2757'UNION AVE., TURN RIGHT ON UNION AVE. AND GO UPHILL FOR 0.3
CP2757'MILE TO THE MEMORIAL ON THE RIGHT.
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CP2757 STATION RECOVERY (1958)
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CP2757'RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1958 (OSR)
CP2757'THIS STATION WAS LOCATED IN 1929 BUT HAD NO PREVIOUS
CP2757'DESCRIPTION, A NEW ONE FOLLOWS--
CP2757'
CP2757'THE STATION IS THE TOP-CENTER OF THE SHAFT, ABOUT 0.3 MILE
CP2757'NORTH OF CONFEDERATE AVENUE AND ON THE EAST SIDE OF UNION AVE.
CP2757'IT IS CONSTRUCTED OF LIGHT GREY GRANITE, HAS A SQUARE SHAFT,
CP2757'POINTED AT THE TOP AND IS 202 FEET HIGH.
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CP2757 STATION RECOVERY (1967)
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CP2757'RECOVERY NOTE BY MISSISSIPPI STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT 1967
CP2757'THE STATION WAS VISITED AND THE STATION WAS FOUND IN GOOD
CP2757'CONDITION.
CP2757'
CP2757'THE STATION IS LOCATED IN THE NORTH WESTERN SECTION OF THE
CP2757'VICKSBURG NATIONAL PARK IN THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 12,
CP2757'T 16N, R 3E. THE MONUMENT IS A 18 FOOT SQUARE MARBLE
CP2757'OBJECT WITH A POINT ON THE FINAL AND IS APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET
CP2757'TALL.
CP2757'
CP2757'TO REACH FROM THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE VICKSBURG NATL PARK, GO
CP2757'NORTH NORTHEAST ON CONFEDERATE AVE 1.0 MILE TO A FIVE POINT
CP2757'INTERSECTION. TAKE THE LEFT FORK JUST PAST THE CORSSING OF
CP2757'JACKSON AVENUE AND CONTINUE NORTHWEST ON CONFEDERATE AVE FOR
CP2757'1.0 MILE TO GRAVEYARD ROAD ON THE RIGHT. CONTINUE NORTHWEST
CP2757'ON CONFEDERATE AVE FOR 1.7 MILES TO FORT HILL DR ON THE LEFT.
CP2757'CONTINUE NORTH NORTHEAST ON CONFEDERATE AVENUE FOR 0.5 MILE TO
CP2757'THE BEGINNING OF UNION AVENUE AND THE NATIONAL CEMETERY ON THE
CP2757'LEFT. TURN RIGHT (EAST) AND CONTINUE ON UNION AVENUE FOR 0.2
CP2757'MILE TO THE MONUMENT ON THE RIGHT.
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CP2757 STATION RECOVERY (2003)
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CP2757'RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 2003 (RLR)
CP2757'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
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CP2757 STATION RECOVERY (2005)
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CP2757'RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 2005 (RLR)
CP2757'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
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CP2757 STATION RECOVERY (2005)
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CP2757'RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 2005 (DH)
CP2757'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION."
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: -blank-
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: other (not any of the below)
Monumentation type (if other): Center of shaft of obelisk
County: Warrren Co. MS
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Redwood
Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used
NGS PID: CP2757
Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]
Benchmark Agency (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
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