SHAFT - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

The horizontal coordinates were established by GPS observation (HH1).

The orthometric height was determined by differential leveling.

Marker: I = Metal rod
SETTING: STAINLESS STEEL ROD
PROJECTION: FLUSH
SATELLITE: THE SITE LOCATION WAS REPORTED AS SUITABLE FOR SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS

Monumented in 1998.

The mark is not published in NGS database, but it is included in the Minnesota Department of Transportation's Geodetic Database. GSID #79058. Name: SHAFT.

Steel rod with access port. A steel spike next to the monument makes it magnetic.

It was reported found GOOD in 2009, but the rod appears to me to be tilted to the southwest.

IN SOUDAN MINE AND MUSEUM, 0.70 MILE NORTHWEST ALONG MAIN STREET FROM JUNCTION OF MAIN STREET AND TRUNK HIGHWAY 1 / 169 IN SOUDAN, THEN 0.60 MILE NORTH AND WEST ALONG STUNTZ BAY (FIRST AVENUE), THEN 0.10 MILE WEST PAST CHECK-IN HOUSE TO MINE SHAFT, 106.3 FEET EAST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUDAN MINE STONE AND PLAQUE, 105.9 FEET NORTH-NORTHEAST OF NORTHEAST LEG OF SHAFT TOWER, 4.4 FEET SOUTH OF WITNESS POST.

Condition: Mark found in poor condition Designation: SHAFT 1998 Benchmark Agency: Minnesota Department of Transportation (MN) Monumentation type: Metal Rod (under a hinged cover) County: Saint Louis USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): SOUDAN Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge NGS PID: DF5324 Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link] 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

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