NY0567 - USC&GS 'P 352' - Sprague River, OR
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
N 42° 27.407 W 121° 30.223
10T E 623029 N 4701578
This NGS benchmark is monumented at the top of a concrete staircase of the former Sprague River High School which burned down in the 1960s and only the concrete foundation remains in Sprague River, OR.
Waymark Code: WMGDRZ
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 02/19/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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I recovered this U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey NGS benchmnark from 1943 in good condition. It's monumented at the top of a concrete staircase leading into the front entrance to Sprague River High School, which burned to the ground in the 1960s and only concrete foundation elements remain. It has the stamping of 'P 352' on the disk face as well. This benchmark also appears on a topography map as BM 4345.

The NGS datasheet info is adequate for recovery with the exception that the school has burned down.

NGS datasheet info:

01/01/1943 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1943 IN SPRAGUE RIVER. AT SPRAGUE RIVER, KLAMATH COUNTY, AT THE NORTH ENTRANCE TO THE HIGH SCHOOL, IN THE TOP OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE CONCRETE PLATFORM, AND ABOUT 4 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED P 352 1943.

01/01/1981 by USGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1981 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: P 352

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

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

County: Klamath County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Sprague River West (1985)

Find type: Searched @ "BM" on a topographic map

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NGS PID: NY0567

Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

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