NY0552 - USC&GS 'E 352' BM - Klamath County, OR
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
N 42° 37.098 W 121° 40.305
10T E 608931 N 4719284
This NGS benchmark is located along Williamson River Road.
Waymark Code: WMRE8J
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 06/17/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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I recovered this U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey benchmark from 1943 in good condition. The datasheet info is adequate for station recovery, with the exception of the Chiloquin railroad station which no longer exists. The original wooden witness post still had some paint on it, was lying on the ground and need to be propped back up again. This benchmark is also listed on a topography map as 'BM 4292'. My posted coordinates should place you very close to this mark.

NGS datasheet info:

01/01/1943 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1943 12.1 MI N FROM CHILOQUIN. ABOUT 12.1 MILES NORTHEAST ALONG THE SPRAGUE RIVER ROAD FROM THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO. RAILROAD STATION AT CHILOQUIN, KLAMATH COUNTY, 58 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF A DIM ROAD LEADING SOUTHWEST, 70 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE MAIN ROAD, 24.5 FEET SOUTH OF A CORNER FENCE POST, 2 FEET EAST OF THE NORTH-SOUTH FENCE, AND 2 FEET NORTH OF A WHITE WOODEN WITNESS POST. A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED E 352 1943 AND SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST PROJECTING ABOUT 4 INCHES ABOVE GROUND.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: E 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): S' OCHOLIS CANYON (1988)

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: NY0552

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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