JF0257 - K 50 - 1934 Benchmark at the Florence, KS Train Depot
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member WayBetterFinder
N 38° 14.343 W 096° 55.629
14S E 681407 N 4234370
A benchmark disc is found on top of a concrete monument next to wood stanchions on the east end of the old train depot in Florence, KS.
Waymark Code: WM13F7X
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 11/28/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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The JF0257 benchmark is mounted at the top of a large concrete monument that was placed between the thick wooden stanchions extending into the parking area on the east side of the old train depot in Florence, KS. These wood stanchions probably divide the area into the passenger portion of the train depot and the freight delivery portion of the depot station. At the time of posting, the depot was decaying quickly, but the comments from a geocaching post indicated that the leadership of Florence have begun planning how to restore the depot into a repurposed facility.

The disc is marked as a benchmark. The PID is JF0257. The disc is stamped with the name of K 50, with a date stamped as 1934. This benchmark is in good condition.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: K 50 1934

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Geological Survey

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

County: Florence, Kansas is in Marion County, Kansas

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

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NGS PID: JF0257

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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  2. A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
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