NC1746: Dunkirk Filter Plant Tank - Dunkirk NY - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

1975/01/01 by USLS (FIRST OBSERVED)
DESCRIBED BY US LAKE SURVEY 1975 (WAB) THE OBJECT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE CONFINEMENTS OF THE DUNKIRK FILTER PLANT ON HIGHWAY 5, 0.5 MILES WEST OF DOWNTOWN. THE OBJECT IS A GREEN WATER TANK APPROXIMATELY SIXTY FEET HIGH. THE TANK ITSELF IS SUPPORTED BY FOUR LEGS. WITHIN THE LEGS IS A LARGE PIPE THAT RUNS FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK TO THE BASE OF THE STRUCTURE. THE TANK HAS A CONE SHAPED ROOF WITH A HEMISPHERICAL BOTTOM. THE POINT OF INTERSECTION WAS THE BALL FINIAL AT THE CENTER OF THE TANK.

1991/01/01 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1991 (JCD) RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: Dunkirk Filter Plant Tank Benchmark Agency: U.S. LAKE SURVEY Benchmark Agency (if other): n/a Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk Monumentation type (if other): n/a County: Chautauqua County USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Dunkirk Special Category (if other): n/a Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link] NGS PID: NC1746 Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link] Special category (optional): Not listed

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