6905 B - Ely, MN
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member SoulDragon
N 47° 54.258 W 091° 50.417
15T E 586668 N 5306314
Geodetic Control Mark - 6905 B
Waymark Code: WMY486
Location: Minnesota, United States
Date Posted: 04/17/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 4

MnDOT Name: 6905 B | NGS Name: 6905 B | County: ST. LOUIS, MN | USGS Quad: ELY
Monument Type: ROCK (1 TO 3 METERS) | Disk Type: SURVEY DISK | Stamping: 6905 B 2006
Description: (2006)
IN ELY, 1.15 MILES EAST ALONG TRUNK HIGHWAY 169/TRUNK HIGHWAY 1 FROM THE JUNCTION OF TRUNK HIGHWAY 169/TRUNK HIGHWAY 1 AND COUNTY ROAD 21 (CENTRAL AVENUE) TO MILEPOINT 286.25, THEN 1 BLOCK NORTH ON 17TH AVENUE NORTH, THEN 200 FEET EAST ON CAMP STREET, 55.8 FEET NORTH OF CAMP STREET, 25.0 FEET WEST OF WEST ENTRANCE TO VERMILLION COMMUNITY COLLEGE, EAST OF 17TH AVENUE.

In other words: the boulder protruding in the ENE Quadrant of 17th Ave & E Camp St. on the Vermillion Community College Campus.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: 6905 B 2006

Benchmark Agency: Minnesota Department of Transportation (MN)

Monumentation type: other (not any of the below)

Monumentation type (if other): "Geodetic Control Mark"

County: St. Louis

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

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NGS PID: DK7099

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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