Church Spire - South Parish Congregational Church - Augusta, ME
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
N 44° 19.012 W 069° 46.543
19T E 438139 N 4907360
The station is the spire of this dramatic 1865 Gothic Revival church. The church has an exorbitantly tall spire and stands on Church Street at State Street.
Waymark Code: WMP4JG
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 06/29/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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From the NGS:
DESIGNATION -  AUGUSTA CONG SPIRE
PID         -  PE2461
STATE/COUNTY-  ME/KENNEBEC
COUNTRY     -  US
USGS QUAD   -  AUGUSTA (1991)

POSITION- 44 19 00.74431(N) 069 46 32.56875(W
MARKER: 90 = CHURCH SPIRE
SATELLITE: THE SITE LOCATION WAS REPORTED AS SUITABLE FOR
SATELLITE: SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS - September 04, 2003
 PE2461
HISTORY     - Date     Condition        Report By
HISTORY     - 1868     FIRST OBSERVED   COASUR
HISTORY     - 1949     GOOD             CGS
HISTORY     - 1974     GOOD             NGS
HISTORY     - 1974     GOOD             NGS
HISTORY     - 20030904 GOOD             USPSQD

STATION DESCRIPTION

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1949 (ERM)
THE APPARENT STATION IS THE SPIRE ON THE SOUTH PARISH
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF CHURCH
AND FLAGG STREETS IN AUGUSTA.  THE SPIRE IS ON THE SW CORNER
OF CHURCH.  IT IS MOUNTED ATOP A STONE BELFRY, IS A TAPERING
PENTAGONALLY-SHAPED STRUCTURE, COVERED WITH SECTIONED COPPER
(WHICH LOOKS LIKE SLATE), AND HAS A SMALL BALL UPPERMOST.
ALTHOUGH THIS SPIRE HAS BEEN SUBJECTED TO REPAIR, ITS ORIGINAL
POSITION WAS BELIEVED NOT TO HAVE BEEN DISTURBED.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: -blank-

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Church Spire

County: Kennebec

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Augusta

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: PE2461

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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