US Coast & Geodetic Survey BM, stamped L94 1946
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KC9PDY
N 40° 14.003 W 087° 04.424
16T E 493727 N 4453663
I found the buried concrete post, and the bolt, that mounts the disc. The disc is missing, judging by the marks on it, after being hit by a mower.
Waymark Code: WMQZ66
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 04/17/2016
Views: 3
01/01/1946 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1946 3.8 MI S FROM ODELL. ABOUT 3.85 MILES SOUTH ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 25 FROM ITS JUNCTION WITH STATE HIGHWAY 28 AT ODELL, 37 FEET WEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE HIGHWAY, 30 FEET SOUTHWEST OF A 10 INCH WALNUT TREE, 15 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF A GRAVEL DRIVE WAY, 1 FOOT EAST OF A WIRE FENCE, 2 FEET NORTH OF A WHITE WOODEN WITNESS POST, AND ABOUT LEVEL WITH THE HIGHWAY. THIS MARK MAY BE REACHED FROM THE POST OFFICE AT WINGATE BY GOING ABOUT 4.3 MILES NORTH ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 25. A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED L 94 1946 AND SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST PROJECTING 6 INCHES ABOVE GROUND.
Condition: Monumentation found, but no marker
Designation: L94 1946
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey and State Survey
Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk
County: Tippecanoe Conty, Indiana
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Danville
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: LB1691
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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