Carbon County Courthouse - Red Lodge, MT
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
N 45° 11.279 W 109° 14.813
12T E 637719 N 5005328
On the east side of Broadway at Tenth Street stands the Carbon County Courthouse, the site of the benchmark designated "RED LODGE".
Waymark Code: WMWGRJ
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 09/04/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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The benchmark is at the southwest corner of the courthouse grounds, just inside the inside corner of the sidewalk, in a triangular bed of red rock, mounted in the top of a 4 inch square concrete post about six inches tall.

STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1934

DESIGNATION -  RED LODGE
PID         -  QW0298
STATE/COUNTY-  MT/CARBON
COUNTRY     -  US
USGS QUAD   -  RED LODGE EAST (1996)
AT RED LODGE, AT THE INTERSECTION OF BILLINGS AVENUE AND TENTH STREET, AT THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE LAWN, 49.3 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTER OF THE FRONT DOORWAY, AND 32.5 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE BUILDING. A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED RED LODGE 1934 AND SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST.
From the NGS Datasheet
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: RED LODGE

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

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

County: Carbon

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Red Lodge East

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: QW0298

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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