Commanche Grain Elevator - Comanche, MT
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
N 45° 59.797 W 108° 46.416
12T E 672403 N 5096081
About 17 miles north of Billings on Highway is this old wood clad elevator at the mostly extinct hamlet of Comanche.
Waymark Code: WMWGP9
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 09/03/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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Having suffered major damage sometime in the past, it's possible this elevator may not be with us for long. Though first observed by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1952, it's likely that the elevator itself is substantially older, possibly constructed in the 'teens or '20s. It was likely abandoned many years ago, though we noticed that the railway going past is still in service.

STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1952

DESIGNATION -  COMMANCHE GR EL
PID         -  QW0574
STATE/COUNTY-  MT/YELLOWSTONE
COUNTRY     -  US
USGS QUAD   -  COMANCHE (1956)
LONE GRAIN ELEVATOR ON S. SIDE OF RAILROAD TRACKS IN E. EDGE OF COMANCHE, MONTANA. STATION MARK - CENTER OF ELEVATOR WAS INTERSECTED.
REFERENCE MARKS - NONE.
From the NGS Datasheet
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: COMMANCHE GR EL

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Geological Survey

Monumentation type: Cupola

County: Yellowstone

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Comanche

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: QW0574

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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