MONUMENT 155 - Ferry County, WA - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

Monument 155 is just east of the intersection of Carson Rd. and Almond Gardens Rd. in Grand Forks, BC, on the south side of Carson Rd.

USGS:
DESIGNATION - MONUMENT 155
PID - TP1314
STATE/COUNTY- WA/FERRY
COUNTRY - US
NAD 83(1991) POSITION- 49 00 00.25898(N) 118 29 38.09355(W) ADJUSTED
MARKER: Z = SEE DESCRIPTION
SETTING: 7 = SET IN TOP OF CONCRETE MONUMENT
SP_SET: TOP OF SQUARE CONCRETE MONUMENT
STABILITY: C = MAY HOLD, BUT OF TYPE COMMONLY SUBJECT TO SURFACE MOTION

HISTORY - Date Condition Report By
HISTORY - 1905 MONUMENTED IBC
HISTORY - 1952 GOOD IBC

STATION DESCRIPTION

DESCRIBED BY INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY COMMISSION 1905 (JJM)
THE MONUMENT IS AN ALUMINUM - BRONZE SHAFT SET IN A 3 FOOT SQUARE
CONCRETE BASE AND PROJECTS 4-1/2 FEET ABOVE THE BASE. ---CANADA---
IS CAST ON THE NORTH FACE OF THE SHAFT,---UNITED STATES---ON THE
SOUTH FACE, AND---TREATY OF 1846, LINE ESTABLISHED 1857-1907---ON THE
EAST FACE. ON THE WEST FACE IS A PLATE BEARING THE NUMBER OF THE
MONUMENT.

NB - The Aluminum-Bronze shaft had been replaced with a concrete obelisk sometime after 1925. Number of the monument is now inscribed in the base.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: 155 Benchmark Agency: other (not included below) Benchmark Agency (if other): International Boundary Commission Monumentation type: Boundary Marker County: Ferry County USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Boundary Mountain Find type: Location information obtained from the USGS was used Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link] NGS PID: TP1314 Monumentation type (if other): Not listed Special category (optional): Not listed Special Category (if other): Not listed Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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