ET0160: H 27 1933 (USC&GS/NGS, Prescott, AZ)
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N 34° 32.719 W 112° 28.130
12S E 365224 N 3823602
A USC&GS standard bench mark disk, located in Prescott, AZ.
The NGS PID# is ET0160.
Waymark Code: WMTRRY
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 01/04/2017
Views: 4
This station, a U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey standard bench mark disk, is located in Prescott, AZ. Originally set in a concrete post in front of the former Santa Fe Railroad station, it is now integrated with the front concrete patio of the same building, now repurposed as an office building and shops.
The original NGS description:
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1933
IN PRESCOTT.
CONCRETE POST, AT SOUTH SIDE OF A.T. AND S.F. RY. DEPOT, 25 FEET WEST
OF ENTRANCE.
This is the 2003 description:
IN PRESCOTT, AZ, AT FORMER RR DEPOT, NOW THE 'DEPOT MARKETPLACE' AT
CORNER OF SHELDON ST. AND DEPOT ST., ON STREET SIDE OF BLDG. ON
CONCRETE FOOTWALL NEAR SW CORNER.
It is located on the Sheldon Street side of the building.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: H 27 1933
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk
County: Yavapai
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Prescott
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: ET0160
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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