QE1086 - USCGS MORRISON 1927 - Oregon - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

This U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey triangulation station was set in a round concrete monument in 1927. It is located west of the junction of U.S. Hwy. 101 and SE 123rd St. about 60 ft west of the Hwy. centerline. Carsonite and metal posts mark the location.
NGS PID QE1086 - (visit link)
RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1968 (NET) THE STATION MARK, REFERENCE MARK NO. 1 AND REFERENCE MARK NO. 2 WERE RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. LANDMARKS HAVE CHANGED. A NEW AND COMPLETE DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS. THE STATION IS 6-1/4 MILES SOUTH OF NEWPORT ON A NARROW FLAT BETWEEN THE HIGHWAY AND THE OCEAN THAT IS COVERED WITH DENSE BRUSH. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE NEWPORT CITY HALL GO SOUTH ON U.S. HIGHWAY 101 FOR 1.25 MILES TO THE SOUTH END OF THE BRIDGE OVER YAQUINA BAY, CONTINUE SOUTH ON THE HIGHWAY FOR 5.0 MILES TO THE STATION ON THE RIGHT. THE STATION MARK, STAMPED MORRSON 1927, IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN CONCRETE IN THE CENTER OF A 12-INCH TILE THAT PROJECTS 3 INCHES. IT IS 220 FEET NORTHWEST OF MILE POST NO. 147, 75 FEET EAST OF THE EDGE OF THE BLUFF OVERLOOKING THE OCEAN, 60 FEET WEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF U.S. HIGHWAY 101, 35 FEET NORTHWEST OF POWER POLE NO. 8, WHERE THE POWER LINE CROSSES THE HIGHWAY AND 1 FOOT NORTH OF A METAL WITNESS POST. (NOTE 6A) REFERENCE MARK NO. 1, STAMPED MORRSON 1 1927, IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN A 12-INCH TILE THAT IS FILLED WITH CONCRETE, 69 FEET NORTHWEST OF POWER POLE NO. 8, 50 FEET EAST OF THE EDGE OF THE BLUFF AND 2 FEET NORTHWEST OF A WITNESS POST. (NOTE 13A) REFERENCE MARK NO. 2, STAMPED MORRSON 2 1927, IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN A 12-INCH TILE THAT IS FILLED WITH CONCRETE, 92 FEET NORTH OF POWER POLE NO. 8, 72 FEET WEST OF THE HIGHWAY, 12 FEET WEST OF BENCH MARK 5A 28 (U.S.B.P.R.) AND 2 FEET WEST OF A WITNESS POST. AIRLINE DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM NEAREST TOWN 6.25 MILES SOUTH.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: MORRISON Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: TRIANGULATION STATION Disk County: Lincoln USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Newport South 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: QE1086 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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