HT1343 - USCGS 'R 875' BM - Palo Alto, CA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
N 37° 26.004 W 122° 10.223
10S E 573395 N 4143275
This NGS benchmark resides on the Leland Stanford Junior Museum building on the Stanford University campus.
Waymark Code: WMNDW8
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 02/23/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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I recovered this U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey benchmark from 1954 in good condition. My posted coordinates will place you very close to this mark. The following NGS datasheet info accurately describes this station:

01/01/1954 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1954 AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY. ON THE STANFORD UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, AT THE T JUNCTION OF LOMITA DRIVE AND A PAVED ROAD LEADING EAST, AT LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR MUSEUM, SET VERTICALLY IN THE EAST CONCRETE WALL, 2.6 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER, AND 2.0 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND.

01/01/1967 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1967 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.

01/01/1988 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1988 (PS) RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.

Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: R 875

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

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

County: Santa Clara County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Palo Alto (1997)

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: HT1343

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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