Promontory (Golden Spike) Benchmark - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

Benchmark MS0185 located on the National Historic Site Marker at Promontory Utah.

01/01/1953 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1953 IN PROMONTORY. AT PROMONTORY, ALONG THE ABANDONED SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY RAILROAD, AT THE GOLDEN SPIKE MONUMENT (A MONUMENT COMMEMORATING THE POINT AT WHICH THE LAST SPIKE COMPLETING THE FIRST CONTINENTAL RAILROAD WAS DRIVEN ON MAY 19, 1869), IN THE TOP OF THE WEST CORNER OF THE CONCRETE BASE, 13.4 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE SOUTHEAST RAIL OF A SHORT SECTION OF TRACK WHICH IS STILL IN PLACE, AND 1.0 FOOT ABOVE THE GROUND.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: S 94 Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk County: Promontory Utah Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link] NGS PID: MS0185 Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link] Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed Monumentation type (if other): Not listed USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Not listed Special category (optional): Not listed Special Category (if other): Not listed

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