Triangulation Station Quaker - Davenport, WA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
N 47° 38.558 W 118° 11.972
11T E 409904 N 5277277
Triangulation Station Quaker is on the south side of Mt. View Cemetery Road. Further east on the road is Mt. View Cemetery.
Waymark Code: WMYJTZ
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 06/21/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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Mt. View Cemetery Road runs west from 12th Street at the south end of Davenport, 2.5 miles later joining Highway 2. Monumented in 1950, the station is set in a small trench in the earth, surrounded by heavy growth. It's made a bit easier to find by the white sign on a relatively short steel witness post with a bit of a lean to it. Nearby were once three reference marks, only two of which, RM 2 and RM 3, still exist. RM 1 was removed in 1965. Apparently, the Azimuth Mark is gone now, too.

STATION DESCRIPTION
DESIGNATION -  QUAKER
PID         -  SW1140
STATE/COUNTY-  WA/LINCOLN
COUNTRY     -  US
USGS QUAD   -  DAVENPORT (1992)
 
MARKER: DS = TRIANGULATION STATION DISK
SETTING: 7 = SET IN TOP OF CONCRETE MONUMENT
STAMPING: QUAKER 1950
MARK LOGO: CGS
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1950
THE STATION IS LOCATED ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF A ROAD THAT HAS AT ONE TIME BEEN U.S. HIGHWAY 2. IT IS ABOUT 2-1/2 MILES AIRLINE SOUTHWEST OF DAVENPORT, ABOUT 18 MILES AIRLINE EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CRESTON, AND ABOUT 8 MILES AIRLINE NORTH-NORTHWEST OF BLUESTEM.

THE STATION IS 28 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE ROAD, 88 FEET WEST OF THE WEST TREE OF A GROUP OF EVERGREENS, 4 FEET NORTH OF A FENCE, AND 9 FEET EAST OF A TRIANGULAR BLAZED TELEPHONE POLE. IT IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN THE TOP OF A 10-INCH SQUARE CONCRETE POST THAT PROJECTS 2 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND. THE DISK IS STAMPED--QUAKER 1950.

REFERENCE MARK NUMBER ONE IS 30 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE ROAD, 26 FEET WEST-SOUTHWEST OF A TELEPHONE POLE, AND 6 INCHES NORTH OF A WIRE FENCE. IT IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN THE TOP OF A 10-INCH SQUARE CONCRETE POST THAT PROJECTS 3 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND. THE DISK IS STAMPED--QUAKER NO 1 1950.

REFERENCE MARK NUMBER TWO IS 24 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE ROAD, 2-1/2 FEET WEST OF A TELEPHONE POLE, AND 2 FEET SOUTH OF A WIRE FENCE. IT IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN THE TOP OF A 10-INCH SQUARE CONCRETE POST THAT PROJECTS 3 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND. THE DISK IS STAMPED--QUAKER NO 2 1950.
From the NGS Datasheet
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: Quaker 1950

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: TRIANGULATION STATION Disk

County: Lincoln

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): DAVENPORT

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: SW1140

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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