Providence First Church of Christ Sci, LW2665, Intersection Station - Providence, RI
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N 41° 49.754 W 071° 24.305
19T E 300278 N 4633612
The intersection station is the top of the dome of this building, which is at the top of a ridge.
Waymark Code: WMWZC7
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Date Posted: 11/03/2017
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In Providence, near Brown University, is the First Church of Christ, Scientist, Providence, building, which is listed in the US National Geodetic Survey (NGS) as a database.
The church is located at the intersection of Meeting and Prospect Street, about two blocks from the clock tower in Brown University.
The description in the NGS datasheet is as follows:
" STATION RECOVERY (1937)
RECOVERY NOTE BY CONNECTICUT GEODETIC SURVEY 1937
A LARGE CHURCH ON THE NORTH SIDE OF ANGEL STREET, IN THE CENTER
OF PROVIDENCE. IT IS A WHITE STONE CHURCH, WITH A LARGE GREEN
COPPER DOME. THE POINT OBSERVED ON WAS THE SMALL KNOB ON THE
TOP OF THE DOME. IT WAS OBSERVED FROM STATIONS, CHOPMIST, WOLF,
SPENCER 2, AND BEACONPOLE. (V.G.)
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: - blank -
Benchmark Agency: other (not included below)
Benchmark Agency (if other): Rhode Island Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: other (not any of the below)
Monumentation type (if other): Spire
County: Providence
Special category (optional): Not listed
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]
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Not listed
Special Category (if other): Not listed
NGS PID: Not listed
Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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