E 485 - Laurel, MT
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
N 45° 40.217 W 108° 46.343
12T E 673509 N 5059827
On the north side of First Street, just west of First Avenue is the Laurel city hall.
Waymark Code: WMWGHE
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 09/02/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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In the east wall, just back from the front of the building is E 485, monumented in 1957, about 3 feet off the ground, impossible to miss, even for old guys with questionable eyesight, like me.

STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1957
DESIGNATION -  E 485
PID         -  QW0122
STATE/COUNTY-  MT/YELLOWSTONE
COUNTRY     -  US
USGS QUAD   -  LAUREL (1969)
AT LAUREL, IN SECTION 9, T 2 S, R 24 E, AT THE CITY HALL, SET VERTICALLY IN THE EAST SIDE OF THE BUILDING, 2 1/2 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE BUILDING, AND ABOUT 3 FEET ABOVE THE SIDEWALK.
From the NGS Datasheet
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: E 485

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

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

County: Yellowstone

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Laurel

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: QW0122

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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