L 261 - Spokane, WA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
N 47° 41.618 W 117° 24.661
11T E 469158 N 5282331
On the east side of North Division, at the corner of East Garland Ave, this BM is easy to find but impossible to read.
Waymark Code: WMTEG0
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 11/11/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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In the building now occupied by Mattress Firm, the BM is about 5 feet above ground in the stucco post at the northwest corner of the building. Set several inches deep in the stucco, it has also been painted over several times, making the majority of the markings illegible. It is otherwise still in very good condition. Luckily, though, it wasn't stuccoed over and lost to future Benchmark hunters.

STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1965
IN SPOKANE.
AT SPOKANE, SPOKANE COUNTY, ABOUT 2.45 MILES NORTH ALONG DIVISION STREET FROM THE NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY OVERPASS, AT THE INTERSECTION OF EAST GARLAND AVENUE, 75 FEET SOUTH OF THE SOUTH CURB OF EAST GARLAND AVENUE, IN THE WEST WALL OF A BRICK BUILDING OCCUPIED IN 1944 BY A SAFEWAY STORE, 1.5 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER, AND ABOUT 5 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED L 261 1944 AND SET VERTICALLY.
From the NGS Datasheet
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: L 261

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

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

County: Spokane

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): SPOKANE NW

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: SV0693

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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