AQ2027 - ST AUGUSTINE CATH CH CROSS
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc
N 29° 53.570 W 081° 18.753
17R E 469822 N 3306951
This historic church cross is a benchmark.
Waymark Code: WM8M2K
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 04/17/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 35

1/1/1905 by CGS (FIRST OBSERVED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1905 (IW) THE TOWER OF THE CATHEDRAL ON THE NE CORNER OF CATHEDRAL AND ST. GEORGE STREETS. THE CENTER OF THE TOWER IS 24 METERS E OF ST. GEORGE STREET AND 3 METERS N OF CATHEDRAL STREET.
1/1/1933 by CGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1933 (HCW) REDETERMINED IN 1933 AS ST. AUGUSTINE CATHOLIC CHURCH CROSS.
1/1/1952 by CGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1952 (PT) THE STATION WAS RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. THE 1905 DESCRIPTION IS ADEQUATE, WITH THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTION-- THE CHURCH NAME IS THE CATHEDRAL OF ST. AUGUSTINE. THE STATION IS 121.0 FT. HIGH.
1/1/1958 by CGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1958 (ALW) THIS STATION WAS RECOVERED IN MARCH, 1958. IT IS THE CROSS ON TOP OF THE SPIRE OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AT ST. AUGUSTINE, 25 YD. E OF THE NE CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF CATHEDRAL PLACE AND ST. GEORGE STREET.
1/1/1988 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1988 (JD) RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
1/1/1990 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1990 (JD) RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

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Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Benchmark Agency (if other): US Coast and Geodetic Servey

Monumentation type: Church Spire

Monumentation type (if other): Church Spire

County: St Johns

Special category (optional): Not listed

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: AQ2027

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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