Wash No 1 - 1953 near Washburn, Wisconsin
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member geegis
N 46° 41.117 W 090° 54.317
15T E 660183 N 5172322
The "Wash No 1 1953" reference mark located on the west side of a cemetery located on the north end of Washburn, Wisconsin.
Waymark Code: WM45ZP
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 07/12/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Black Dog Trackers
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Although there are two other WASH survey marks in this area, I was able to locate only the WASH No 1 1953 disk. It is located on the west side of the cemetery (located at the end of 8th Avenue West) in the northern portion of the City of Washburn, Wisconsin.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: Wash No 1 1953

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: REFERENCE MARK Disk

County: City of Washburn, Bayfield County, Wisconsin

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Washburn (1975) in Wisconsin

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: CJ2997

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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