State Highway Department 'B.M. 1937' - Cave Junction, OR
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N 42° 09.939 W 123° 38.799
10T E 446584 N 4668370
A standard Oregon State Highway Department benchmark located in downtown Cave Junction.
Waymark Code: WMXC9A
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 12/25/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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I recovered this Oregon State Highway Department benchmark from 1937 in good condition although the disk face has been painted over with yellow paint and it's impossible to read the disk designation stamping. This disk is a standard OSHD disk monumented on top of a concrete curb on the west edge of Highway 199 and a few feet northwest of a metal light signal. There may be some spraypainted numbers or letters around the disk for easier identification. The disk stamping also reads 'REFERENCE' in addition to the 'B.M.' stamping. This disk does not appear in the NGS database but shows on a topography map as 'BM 1335'. My posted coordinates should place you very close to this mark.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: BM 1937

Benchmark Agency: State Highway Department (OR)

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

County: Josephine County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Cave Junction

Find type: Searched @ "BM" on a topographic map

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): Not listed

NGS PID: Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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  1. A closeup photo of the mark taken by you is required.
  2. 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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