Manhattan State University N Radio Twr (KF1071) - KSU, Manhattan KS
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz
N 39° 11.184 W 096° 34.867
14S E 708917 N 4340249
Blasterz know an early-days radio transmitter tower when we see one - and benchmarks too. This tower is BOTH.
Waymark Code: WM17R9W
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 03/27/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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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
KF1071 ***********************************************************************
KF1071 DESIGNATION - MANHATTAN ST UNIV N RADIO MAST
KF1071 PID - KF1071
KF1071 STATE/COUNTY- KS/RILEY
KF1071 COUNTRY - US
KF1071 USGS QUAD - MANHATTAN (2018)
KF1071
KF1071 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
KF1071 ______________________________________________________________________
KF1071* NAD 83(1997) POSITION- 39 11 12.76755(N) 096 34 52.55994(W) ADJUSTED ______________________________________________________________________
KF1071
KF1071_MARKER: 42 = RADIO/TV MAST
KF1071
KF1071 HISTORY - Date Condition Report By
KF1071 HISTORY - 1947 FIRST OBSERVED CGS
KF1071 HISTORY - 1967 GOOD CGS
KF1071
KF1071 STATION DESCRIPTION
KF1071
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.
KF1071
KF1071 STATION RECOVERY (1967)
KF1071
KF1071'RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1967 (CEO)
KF1071'RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED IN 1947."


For more on the wild and wooly days of early radio and this station's interesting history, see: (visit link)
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: -blank-

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Radio/TV Mast

County: Riley Co. KS

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Manhattan

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

NGS PID: KF1071

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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