Two historic radio towers from the early days of radio stand at the Nichols Building on the Kansas State Campus. They were added to the National Register in 1983, but have been NGS benchmarks since 1947.
From the NGS datasheet:
1 National Geodetic Survey, Retrieval Date = MARCH 27, 2023
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KF1071 DESIGNATION - MANHATTAN ST UNIV N RADIO MAST
KF1071 PID - KF1071
KF1071 STATE/COUNTY- KS/RILEY
KF1071 COUNTRY - US
KF1071 USGS QUAD - MANHATTAN (2018)
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KF1071 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
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KF1071* NAD 83(1997) POSITION- 39 11 12.76755(N) 096 34 52.55994(W) ADJUSTED ______________________________________________________________________
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KF1071_MARKER: 42 = RADIO/TV MAST
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KF1071 HISTORY - Date Condition Report By
KF1071 HISTORY - 1947 FIRST OBSERVED CGS
KF1071 HISTORY - 1967 GOOD CGS
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KF1071 STATION DESCRIPTION
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KF1071'DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1947 (RLE)
KF1071'LOCATED NEAR THE CENTER OF THE CAMPUS OF KANSAS STATE COLLEGE,
KF1071'ABOUT 50 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF NICHOLS
KF1071'GYMNASIUM.
KF1071'
KF1071'THERE ARE TWO MASTS ABOUT 200 FEET APART, SITUATED IN A
KF1071'NORTH-SOUTH POSITION. THE MAST OBSERVED UPON WAS THE MOST
KF1071'NORTHERLY ONE OF THE TWO.
KF1071'
KF1071'IT IS A 4-LEGGED STEEL STRUCTURE AND THE HEIGHT IS 140 FEET.
KF1071'
KF1071'THE POINT INTERSECTED WAS THE APEX.
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KF1071 STATION RECOVERY (1967)
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KF1071'RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1967 (CEO)
KF1071'RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED IN 1947."
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