Fairbanks St Joseph's Ch Spire (TT6708) - Fairbanks AK - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

The s St Joseph's Church spire (now known as Immaculate Conception Church) is an NGS benchmark located just across the Chena River from Golden Heart Plaza in downtown Fairbanks AK.

From the NGS Datasheet:

"TT6708 DESIGNATION - FAIRBANKS ST JOSEPHS CH SPIRE
TT6708 PID - TT6708
TT6708 STATE/COUNTY- AK/
TT6708 USGS QUAD - FAIRBANKS D-2
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TT6708 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
TT6708 ___________________________________________________________________
TT6708* NAD 83(1986) 64 50 42.78280(N 147 43 18.06980(W) ADJUSTED ___________________________________________________________________

TT6708_MARKER: 90 = CHURCH SPIRE
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TT6708 HISTORY - Date Condition Recov. By
TT6708 HISTORY - 1941 FIRST OBSERVED CGS
TT6708 HISTORY - 1987 GOOD NGS
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TT6708 STATION DESCRIPTION
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TT6708''DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1941 (ANS)
TT6708''STATION IS THE SILVER CROSS ON THE APEX OF THE GREEN-SHINGLED SPIRE
TT6708''OF ST. JOSEPHS CHURCH. THE CROSS IS APPROXIMATELY 58.5 FEET E OF THE
TT6708''N END OF THE CHENA RIVER BRIDGE AND THE CENTERLINE OF CUSHMAN
TT6708''STREET.
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TT6708 STATION RECOVERY (1987)
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TT6708''RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1987 (JCM)
TT6708''RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION."

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: -blank- Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: Church Spire County: Fairbanks AK USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Fairbanks 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: TT6708 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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