KT0164 - USC&GS 'M 226' BM - Willows, CA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
N 39° 31.245 W 122° 12.015
10S E 568741 N 4374872
This disk resides in front of the Civic Memorial Building.
Waymark Code: WMTEPJ
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/12/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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I recovered this U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey BM from 1935 in good condition. The NGS datasheet is adequate for station recovery. The GPS coordinates are way off, my posted coordinates should place you very close to this mark.

NGS datasheet info:

01/01/1935 by CGS (MONUMENTED)

01/01/1967 by NGS (GOOD)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1967 AT WILLOWS. AT WILLOWS, AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF SYCAMORE AND LASSEN STREETS, AT THE CIVIC MEMORIAL BUILDING, IN THE TOP OF THE CONCRETE FOUNDATION SUPPORTING THE EAST CONCRETE PILLARS, 55.8 FEET NORTH OF THE NORTH CURB OF SYCAMORE STREET, 22 1/2 FEET EAST OF THE CENTER OF THE SOUTH ENTRANCE, 4.0 FEET WEST OF THE WEST SIDE OF THE CENTER OF THE SOUTH ENTRANCE, 4.0 FEET WEST OF THE WEST SIDE OF THE EAST CONCRETE PILLAR, AND ABOUT 3 FEET HIGHER THAN THE STREET.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: M 226

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

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

County: Glenn County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Willows (1969)

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used

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NGS PID: KT0164

Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

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