3R47 Control Station - Viroqua, WI, USA
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member mrjcanger
N 43° 33.966 W 090° 52.679
15T E 671368 N 4825869
This disk is set in a WISCORS (Wisconsin Continuously Operating Reference Stations) monument just South of Arena Drive.
Waymark Code: WMT5MX
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 09/30/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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Just south of a small modern shack sits a WISCORS monument. WISCORS is a permanent network of geodetic stations located around Wisconsin. This station has this unique looking monument and also had this disk added to it in 2012. This disk was set by the Wisconsin DOT as a control station. Park at the shack and the disk is at the base of the monument.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: 3R47

Benchmark Agency: Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WI)

Monumentation type: Control Monument, Survey Control, Control Survey

County: Vernon

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Viroqua

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): Not listed

NGS PID: Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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