EW0999 L 96 -- San Gabriel CA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz
N 34° 05.802 W 118° 06.470
11S E 397807 N 3773431
The NGS benchmark on the front of the San Gabriel City Hall across from the old Mission
Waymark Code: WMQWNK
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/07/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
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EW0999 has been partially uncovered from the latest application of new stucco to the San Gabriel City hall building. It is located at 425 S Mission Drive in San Gabriel.

From the NGS Datasheet: (visit link)

"EW0999 DESIGNATION - L 96
EW0999 PID - EW0999
EW0999 STATE/COUNTY- CA/LOS ANGELES
EW0999 USGS QUAD - EL MONTE (1994)
EW0999
EW0999 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
EW0999 ___________________________________________________________________
EW0999* NAD 83(1986)- 34 05 48. (N) 118 06 27. (W) SCALED
EW0999* NAVD 88 - 131.67 (+/-2cm) 432.0 (feet) VERTCON
EW0999 ___________________________________________________________________
EW0999
EW0999_MARKER: DB = BENCH MARK DISK
EW0999_SETTING: 40 = BUILDING
EW0999_STAMPING: L 96 1931
EW0999_STABILITY: A = MOST RELIABLE AND EXPECTED TO HOLD
EW0999+STABILITY: POSITION/ELEVATION WELL
EW0999
EW0999 HISTORY - Date Condition Recov. By
EW0999 HISTORY - 1931 MONUMENTED CGS
EW0999 HISTORY - 1961 GOOD NGS
EW0999 HISTORY - 1987 GOOD NGS
EW0999
EW0999 STATION DESCRIPTION
EW0999
EW0999''DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1961
EW0999''AT SAN GABRIEL.
EW0999''AT SAN GABRIEL, AT THE INTERSECTION OF WEST MISSION DRIVE AND
EW0999''RAMONA STREET, SET VERTICALLY IN THE EAST FACE OF THE CITY HALL,
EW0999''1.2 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE BUILDING, 40 FEET
EW0999''SOUTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE DRIVE, 38 FEET WEST OF THE
EW0999''CENTER LINE OF THE STREET, 36 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTER OF THE
EW0999''DOOR TO SAN GABRIEL POLICE DEPT. OFFICES, 2.2 FEET ABOVE THE
EW0999''SIDEWALK, AND ABOUT 2 FEET HIGHER THAN THE STREET.
EW0999
EW0999 STATION RECOVERY (1987)
EW0999
EW0999''RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1987
EW0999''RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. NEW DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS. 0.7 KM (0.45
EW0999''MI) SOUTH ALONG SAN GABRIEL BOULEVARD FROM THE INTERSECTION OF LAS
EW0999''TUNAS DRIVE IN SAN GABRIEL, THENCE 1.1 KM (0.70 MI) WEST ALONG
EW0999''ANGELENO AVENUE, THENCE 0.4 KM (0.25 MI) WEST ALONG MISSION DRIVE, IN
EW0999''THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE T-JUNCTION OF RAMONA STREET, SET
EW0999''VERTICALLY IN THE EAST FACE OF THE CITY HALL BUILDING, 12.2 M (40.0
EW0999''FT) SOUTH OF THE DRIVE CENTERLINE, 11.6 M (38.1 FT) WEST OF THE
EW0999''STREET CENTERLINE, 11.0 M (36.1 FT) NORTH OF THE CENTER OF THE MAIN
EW0999''(EAST) ENTRANCE TO THE BUILDING, 0.35 M (1.1 FT) SOUTH OF THE
EW0999''NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE BUILDING.
EW0999''THE MARK IS 0.7 M ABOVE THE DRIVE."
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: L 31

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

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

County: Los Angeles Co.

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): San Gabriel

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: EW0999

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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