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MONUMENT 155 - Ferry County, WA - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com
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MONUMENT 155 - Ferry County, WA
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N 49° 00.005 W 118° 29.637
11U E 390730 N 5428540
Easiest access to Monument 155 is from Grand Forks, BC.
Waymark Code:
WMFMRW
Location:
Washington, United States
Date Posted:
11/04/2012
Published By:
NW_history_buff
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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):
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NGS PID:
TP1314
Monumentation type (if other):
Not listed
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