Church Spire - St. Patricks Catholic Church - Lewiston, ME
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
N 44° 05.684 W 070° 12.759
19T E 402931 N 4883109
From 1887 to October of 2009 a Catholic Church, it is now closed and has been sold to a developer. The benchmark is the cross atop the taller of the two spires. It is the left, or north, one of the two.
Waymark Code: WMP4J7
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 06/29/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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From the NGS:
DESIGNATION -  LEWISTON ST PATRICKS CATH CH
PID         -  PF1068
STATE/COUNTY-  ME/ANDROSCOGGIN
COUNTRY     -  US
USGS QUAD   -  LEWISTON (1979)

NAD 83(1996) POSITION- 44 05 41.05094(N) 070 12 45.55712(W)

HISTORY     - Date     Condition        Report By
HISTORY     - 1977     MONUMENTED       NGS
HISTORY     - 20010421 GOOD             USPSQD
HISTORY     - 20030907 GOOD             USPSQD
HISTORY     - 20041116 GOOD             USPSQD
HISTORY     - 20060529 GOOD             GEOCAC

STATION DESCRIPTION

DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1977 (ALB)
THE STATION, LEWISTON ST PATRICKS CATHOLIC CHURCH, IS LOCATED
IN THE CITY OF LEWISTON ON BATES STREET BETWEEN SPRUCE AND
WALNUT STREETS.  IT IS A LARGE RED BRICK STRUCTURE TOPPED BY
TWO SPIRES WITH GOLD CROSSES AT THE TOP.  THE POINT INTERSECTED
WAS THE HIGHEST GOLD CROSS.

DESCRIBED BY GREGORY S. NELSON.
STATION RECOVERY (2006)
 PF1068
RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHING 2006 (JKS)
RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED. VERIFIED BY POSITION AT PF1070.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: -blank-

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Church Spire

County: Androscoggin County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Lewiston

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: PF1068

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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