Yankton Nash Finch Co Stack (NM1868) - Yankton, SD - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

Despite having to asthmatic dollars, blasters still love to find a good stack. Especially when it's in the 19th century. The stack still towers over downtown Yankton right along the Missouri River.

From the NGS:

" NM1868 DESIGNATION - YANKTON NASH FINCH CO STACK
NM1868 PID - NM1868
NM1868 STATE/COUNTY- SD/YANKTON
NM1868 COUNTRY - US
NM1868 USGS QUAD - GAVINS POINT DAM (2017)
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NM1868 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
NM1868 ______________________________________________________________________
NM1868* NAD 83(1996) POSITION- 42 52 07.27245(N) 097 23 35.99490(W) ADJUSTED
NM1868 ______________________________________________________________________
NM1868
NM1868_MARKER: 63 = STACK
NM1868
NM1868 HISTORY - Date Condition Report By
NM1868 HISTORY - 1948 FIRST OBSERVED CGS
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NM1868 STATION DESCRIPTION
NM1868
NM1868'DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1948 (MEW)
NM1868'THE STATION IS LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF YANKTON, ABOUT 1 BLOCK
NM1868'NORTHEAST OF THE YANKTON BRIDGE. IT IS THE NORTHERN-MOST
NM1868'OF 2 IDENTICAL STACKS IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY. IT IS
NM1868'A BRICK STRUCTURE ABOUT 140 FEET HIGH AND IS SET ON THE
NM1868'TOP OF THE NASH-FINCH WHOLESALE HOUSE.
NM1868'
NM1868'THE POINT INTERSECTED WAS THE CENTER OF THE TOP."

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: -blank- Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: Stack County: Yankton USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Yankton Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used NGS PID: NM1866 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 Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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