BLOOMFIELD DAVIS CTHSE STATUE - Bloomfield, Iowa
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
Assisted by: Groundspeak Regular Member SecurB
N 40° 45.070 W 092° 24.859
15T E 549441 N 4511299
Statue on top of county courthouse in Bloomfield, Iowa
Waymark Code: WM7TKF
Location: Iowa, United States
Date Posted: 12/01/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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 Davis County Courthouse - Bloomfield, Iowa - posted by SecurB
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DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1934 (CAS)
STATION IS THE CENTER OF THE BASE OF THE STATUE OF JUSTICE
SURMOUNTING THE STEEPLE OF THE DAVIS COUNTY COURTHOUSE. THE
BUILDING IS CONCRETE WITH A SQUARE CONCRETE TOWER RISING
ABOUT 25 FEET ABOVE THE ROOF. THE TOWER HAS A DOUBLE WINDOW
ON EACH SIDE. A SQUARE SHEET METAL COVERED STEEPLE RISES ABOUT
25 FEET ABOVE THE TOP OF THE TOWER. THE STEEPLE HAS A DORMER
WITH A CLOCK ON EACH OF THE FOUR SIDES AT THE BASE. ABOUT 5
FEET BELOW THE TIP OF THE STEEPLE IS A SMALL SQUARE PLATFORM
WITH A STEEL RAILING. THE PLATFORM PROJECTS OUTWARD ABOUT 2
FEET FROM THE STEEPLE. THE STATUE OF JUSTICE IS ON THE TOP
OF THE STEEPLE. THE BUILDING WAS ERECTED IN 1877. THE ENTIRE
TOWER, STEEPLE, AND STATUE RISE ABOVE THE TREES AND CAN BE
SEEN FROM THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.

THE COURTHOUSE IS AT THE CENTER OF THE PUBLIC SQUARE NEAR THE
CENTER OF THE TOWN BLOOMFIELD, AMONG FRANKLIN, JEFFERSON,
WASHINGTON, AND MADISON STREETS.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: BLOOMFIELD DAVIS CTHSE STATUE

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: other (not any of the below)

Monumentation type (if other): Statue

County: Davis

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): BLOOMFIELD NORTH (1980)

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

NGS PID: LE0447

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

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Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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