QE1299 - OSHD U79 1933 - Oregon
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N 44° 25.309 W 124° 04.401
10T E 414557 N 4919285
Benchmark at the south end of the seawall along Hwy 101 at south edge of Waldport.
Waymark Code: WMR9G2
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 05/26/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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This Oregon State Highway Department benchmark was set near the south end of the seawall along Hwy 101 in 1933. The benchmark is located at the top of the stairway leading down to the beach.
NGS PID QE1299 - (visit link)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1988 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. A NEW DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS. 0.8 KM (0.50 MI) SOUTHERLY ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 101 FROM ITS JUNCTION WITH STATE HIGHWAY 34 IN WALDPORT, IN TOP OF THE NORTH CORNER OF THE TOP STEP LEADING FROM A SEAWALL TO THE BEACH, 45.7 M (149.9 FT) NORTHEAST OF THE SOUTHWEST END OF THE SEAWALL, AND 6.5 M (21.3 FT) NORTHWEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE HIGHWAY.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: U79

Benchmark Agency: Oregon State Highway Div (OR)

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: Lincoln

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Waldport

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: QE1299

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

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