US Coast & Geodetic Benchmark FF1639 - Batesville, Ar.
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N 35° 46.290 W 091° 39.077
15S E 621909 N 3959443
This benchmark disk is embedded into the foundation wall of the Independence County Offices and Library - 368 East Main in Batesville, Ar.
Waymark Code: WMNQ24
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 04/16/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
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From the Original datasheet from geocaching.com
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FF1639 ***********************************************************************
FF1639 DESIGNATION - Y 41
FF1639 PID - FF1639
FF1639 STATE/COUNTY- AR/INDEPENDENCE
FF1639 USGS QUAD - BATESVILLE (1989)
FF1639
FF1639 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
FF1639 ___________________________________________________________________
FF1639* NAD 83(1986)- 35 46 17. (N) 091 39 03. (W) SCALED
FF1639* NAVD 88 - 99.133 (meters) 325.24 (feet) ADJUSTED
FF1639 ___________________________________________________________________
FF1639 GEOID HEIGHT- -27.55 (meters) GEOID99
FF1639 DYNAMIC HT - 99.048 (meters) 324.96 (feet) COMP
FF1639 MODELED GRAV- 979,772.2 (mgal) NAVD 88
FF1639
FF1639 VERT ORDER - SECOND CLASS 0
FF1639
FF1639.The horizontal coordinates were scaled from a topographic map and have
FF1639.an estimated accuracy of +/- 6 seconds.
FF1639
FF1639.The orthometric height was determined by differential leveling
FF1639.and adjusted by the National Geodetic Survey in June 1991.
FF1639
FF1639.The geoid height was determined by GEOID99.
FF1639
FF1639.The dynamic height is computed by dividing the NAVD 88
FF1639.geopotential number by the normal gravity value computed on the
FF1639.Geodetic Reference System of 1980 (GRS 80) ellipsoid at 45
FF1639.degrees latitude (G = 980.6199 gals.).
FF1639
FF1639.The modeled gravity was interpolated from observed gravity values.
FF1639
FF1639; North East Units Estimated Accuracy
FF1639;SPC AR N - 159,600. 431,570. MT (+/- 180 meters Scaled)
FF1639
FF1639 SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL
FF1639
FF1639 NGVD 29 - 99.057 (m) 324.99 (f) ADJUSTED 2 0
FF1639
FF1639.Superseded values are not recommended for survey control.
FF1639.NGS no longer adjusts projects to the NAD 27 or NGVD 29 datums.
FF1639.See file dsdata.txt to determine how the superseded data were derived.
FF1639
FF1639_MARKER: DB = BENCH MARK DISK
FF1639_SETTING: 36 = BUILDING
FF1639_STAMPING: Y 41 1934 324.990
FF1639_STABILITY: B = PROBABLY HOLD POSITION/ELEVATION WELL
FF1639
FF1639 HISTORY - Date Condition Recov. By
FF1639 HISTORY - 1934 MONUMENTED CGS
FF1639 HISTORY - 1955 GOOD CGS
FF1639
FF1639 STATION DESCRIPTION
FF1639
FF1639''DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1955
FF1639''AT BATESVILLE.
FF1639''AT BATESVILLE, AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF
FF1639''EAST MAIN STREET AND FOURTH STREET, 22 FEET SOUTH OF THE SOUTH
FF1639''CURB OF FOURTH STREET, 1.8 FEET WEST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE
FF1639''POST OFFICE, 3.5 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, SET VERTICALLY IN THE
FF1639''NORTH WALL OF THE POST OFFICE.

From the National Register on the building:
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"Date of Construction: 1904

A three story, brick masonry institutional building with Batesville marble trim. It rests upon a foundation constructed with brick and Batesville marble and is covered by a hipped, standing seam metal roof. It is five bays long by three bays deep and stands as a detached, separate structure.

This building was originally constructed by the federal government as the post office building for Batesville. It is designed in the Renaissance Revival style which was first made popular in the United States by the design for the Boston Public Library by the New York architectural firm of McKim, Mead, and White and which was later adopted by the Treasury Department in particular for virtually all of their commissions throughout the first decade of the twentieth century, and for their post office designs in particular. Significant details include the segmented arch windows in the middle three bays on the main elevation, and the Batesville marble decorative panels, keystones and stringcourses. The heavy dentillated brackets beneath the cornice lend a rhythm which unites all four elevations."
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: Y 41

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

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

County: Independence

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Memphis

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

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

NGS PID: PID=FF1639

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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