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MX0265 - USGS 'BB 11' BM - Etna, CA - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com
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MX0265 - USGS 'BB 11' BM - Etna, CA
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NW_history_buff
N 41° 27.421 W 122° 53.591
10T E 508921 N 4589497
One of two very historic benchmarks located in downtown Etna.
Waymark Code:
WMX330
Location:
California, United States
Date Posted:
11/19/2017
Published By:
Ernmark
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I recovered this U.S. Geological Survey benchmark from 1907 in good condition. It is an aluminum disk monumented in front of a two-story brick building. The NGS coordinates are slightly off. My posted coordinates will place you very close to this mark.
NGS datasheet info:
01/01/1907 by USGS (MONUMENTED)
01/01/1952 by NGS (GOOD)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1952 AT ETNA. AT ETNA, AT THE BLAKE HOTEL, AT THE INTERSECTION OF MAIN AND SCHOOL STREETS, SET VERTICALLY IN THE SOUTHEAST FACE OF THE BRICK WALL OF THE HOTEL, 1.9 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE BUILDING, 4.0 FEET NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER OF THE ENTRANCE TO A DRESS SHOP, AND 1.5 FEET HIGHER THAN THE SURFACE OF THE SIDEWALK.
01/01/1974 by DOD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 1974 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
Condition:
Mark found in good condition
Designation:
BB 11
Benchmark Agency:
U.S. Geological Survey
Monumentation type:
BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk
County:
Siskiyou County
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional):
Etna (1986)
Find type:
Searched @ "BM" on a topographic map
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NGS PID:
MX0265
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A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
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