Drinking Fountain Benchmark, Memphis, MO
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member 8Nuts MotherGoose
N 40° 27.485 W 092° 10.211
15T E 570357 N 4478932
Found in the base of a drinking fountain.
Waymark Code: WM9917
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 07/16/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1934 AT MEMPHIS. AT MEMPHIS, SCOTLAND COUNTY, IN THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE GROUNDS, AT A DRINKING FOUNTAIN, AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE BOTTOM STEP, AND 1/2 FOOT HIGHER THAN THE GROUND. A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED MEMPHIS 1934 AND SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: MEMPHIS

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: Scotland

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Memphis

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

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NGS PID: LE0104

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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