Flaxton Municipal Tank (TG1764) - Flaxton, ND - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

The Flaxton municipal tank dominates the skyline in this North Dakota prairie town.

From the NGS data sheet:

"TG1764 DESIGNATION - FLAXTON MUNICIPAL TANK
TG1764 PID - TG1764
TG1764 STATE/COUNTY- ND/BURKE
TG1764 COUNTRY - US
TG1764 USGS QUAD - FLAXTON (2017)
TG1764
TG1764 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
TG1764 ______________________________________________________________________
TG1764* NAD 83(1996) POSITION- 48 53 57.50153(N) 102 23 32.90936(W) ADJUSTED
TG1764 ______________________________________________________________________
TG1764_MARKER: 53 = ELEVATED TANK
TG1764
TG1764 HISTORY - Date Condition Report By
TG1764 HISTORY - 1963 FIRST OBSERVED CGS
TG1764
TG1764 STATION DESCRIPTION
TG1764
TG1764'DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1963 (BMK)
TG1764'THE STATION IS LOCATED IN THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF THE TOWN OF
TG1764'FLAXTON.
TG1764'
TG1764'TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE POST OFFICE IN FLAXTON, GO EAST
TG1764'1/2 BLOCK, TURN RIGHT AND GO SOUTH FOR 1/2 BLOCK TO THE TANK ON
TG1764'THE LEFT.
TG1764'
TG1764'THE TANK IS A STEEL STRUCTURE SUPPORTED BY 4 STEEL LEGS. IT IS
TG1764'ABOUT 125 FEET IN HEIGHT, PAINTED SILVER AND HAS THE NAME
TG1764'FLAXTON PAINTED IN BLACK LETTERS ACROSS ONE SIDE OF THE TANK.
TG1764'
TG1764'THE POINT INTERSECTED WAS THE BALL ATOP."

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: -blank- Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: Elevated Tank County: Burke Co. ND USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Flaxton Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used NGS PID: TG1764 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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