Water Tower - Drake ND
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PeterNoG
N 47° 55.496 W 100° 22.189
14T E 397670 N 5308864
This Water Tower is near 4th Avenue East and Lake Street in Drake, North Dakota.
Waymark Code: WMJTW0
Location: North Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 12/31/2013
Views: 3
The water tower is also a benchmark -
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1946/01/01 by CGS (FIRST OBSERVED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1946 (RAM) THE TANK IS LOCATED IN THE NORTH EAST SECTION OF THE TOWN OF DRAKE. IT IS 100 FEET FROM THE CENTER LINE OF THE EASTWEST STREET. THE TANK IS ABOUT 130 FEET HIGH OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION, IT IS PAINTED BLACK WITH A TOP OF SILVER AND A WHITE HANDRAIL. TO REACH THE TANK FROM THE POST OFFICE IN DRAKE GO NORTH 2 BLOCKS. THERE TURN LEFT AND GO WEST 1 BLOCK TO THE TANK AS DESCRIBED. THE POINT INTERSECTED WAS THE BALL AT THE APEX OF THE ROOF.
1962/01/01 by CGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1962 (NES) THE STATION IS LOCATED IN THE NORTHEAST SECTION OF DRAKE ABOUT 100 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTER OF AN EAST-WEST STREET. THE TANK IS OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION WITH AN OVERALL HEIGHT OF 130 FEET AND PAINTED SILVER WITH AN ORANGE TOP. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE POST OFFICE IN DRAKE, GO NORTH ON THE MAIN STREET FOR 1-1/2 BLOCKS, TURN RIGHT AND GO EAST FOR 1 BLOCK TO THE STATION ON THE RIGHT. THE POINT INTERSECTED WAS THE BALL AT THE APEX OF THE ROOF.