PB0180 - PG&E chiseled square pre 1920 - Oregon - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

From the junction at milepost 12.60 on U.S. Hwy. 20 east of Bend, go south along the old alignment of the highway (pre 1970) for 0.70 miles, then turn right along the Old Bend-Burns Road (pre 1927 route) and go south another 2.65 miles to the location. The chiseled square is located 39 feet west of the road centerline on top of a lava rock outcrop. The chiseled square was probably made prior to 1920 based on benchmark histories in the area.
NGS PID PB0180 - (visit link)
01/01/1943 by NGS (GOOD) DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1943 15.6 MI SE FROM BEND. THIS MARK IS ABOUT 13.0 MILES SOUTHEAST ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 20 AND ABOUT 2.6 MILES SOUTH ALONG THE OLD BEND-BURNS ROAD FROM THE RAILWAY STATION AT BEND, 1.8 MILES NORTH OF THE RUINS OF STOOKEY RANCH HOUSE, ON TOP OF A SMALL LAVA ROCK, 39.0 FEET WEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE ROAD, 2.0 FEET SOUTH OF A WHITE REFERENCE POST. A CHISELED SQUARE.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: SBM=TBM 48 W Benchmark Agency: other (not included below) Benchmark Agency (if other): PG&E Monumentation type: Chiseled Square County: Deschutes USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Horse Ridge 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: PB0180 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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