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PRIM TRAV STA NO 4 1911 - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com
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PRIM TRAV STA NO 4 1911
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Z15
N 47° 02.542 W 088° 40.462
16T E 372807 N 5211232
A USGS PIPE CAP
Waymark Code:
WM464
Location:
Michigan, United States
Date Posted:
11/27/2005
Published By:
Z15
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AT PAINESDALE.
1 BLOCK WEST OF STATE HWY M-26 AT THE WEST END OF HIGHLAND STEET, ABOUT 100 FT WEST AND 200 FT NORTH OF THE END OF THE STREET, ON THE SITE OF THE FORMER WATER TANK (REMOVED BUT FOOTINGS REMAIN) ON THE HIGHEST HILL IN VICINITY. WITHIN THE PERIMETER OF THE OLD TOWER FOOTINGS, A 3.5-INCH GALVANIZED STEEL PIPE WITH A USGS PIPE CAP PROJECTING ABOUT 1.5 FT ABOVE LEVEL WITH THE GROUND AND STAMPED "PRIM TRAV STA NO 4 1911.
11-MAY-2005 RECOVERED FROM DATA IN OLD USGS FIELD NOTES FOR HOUGHTON QUADRANGLE 356 EDITION 9-22-1952.
MARK IS NOT SUITABLE FOR GPS SURVEYING OBSERVATIONS.
NOTE-CAP SURFACE MUTILATED SO AS TO BE HARD TO READ BUT THE MARK IS VERY STABLE.
Condition:
Mark found in good condition
Designation:
PRIM TRAV STA NO 4 1911
Benchmark Agency:
U.S. Geological Survey
Monumentation type:
TRAVERSE STATION Disk
County:
HOUGHTON
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional):
SOUTH RANGE
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