AC3952 - FLORIDA PORTLAND CEMENT STACK - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

1/1/1961 by CGS (FIRST OBSERVED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1961 (SCM) STATION IS LOCATED ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF STATE HIGHWAY NO. 27 ABOUT 17.0 MILES NORTH OF HOMESTEAD AND ABOUT 4.0 MILES SOUTH OF THE JUNCTION OF STATE HIGHWAY NO. 27 AND U.S. HIGHWAY NO. 41. STATION IS CONSTRUCTED OF REINFORCED CONCRETE ABOUT 170 FEET HIGH AND IS PAINTED WHITE. THE POINT INTERSECTED WAS THE CENTER OF THE STACK.
1/1/1962 by CGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1962 (CKT) STATION IS A VERY LARGE STACK, MEASURING 24.1 FEET IN DIAMETER AT THE BASE, 18.4 FEET IN DIAMETER AT THE TOP, 250 FEET IN HEIGHT AND IS WHITE IN COLOR. STACK IS CONSTRUCTED OF CONCRETE. STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 18 MILES NORTH OF HOMESTEAD, 0.1 MILE WEST OF STATE HIGHWAY 27, 5 MILES SOUTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 41 AND IS AT THE NORTHWEST EDGE OF THE CEMENT COMPANY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.
1/1/1971 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1971 (JCL) STATION RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. POINT INTERSECTED WAS TOP CENTER.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: -blank- Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: Chimney County: Dade 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: AC3952 Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed Monumentation type (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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