AD7671: Fort Myers New Municipal Tank - Fort Myers Fl
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PeterNoG
N 26° 38.406 W 081° 51.575
17R E 414444 N 2946861
This Benchmark is at the Imaginarium Science Center on Dr Martin Luther King Boulevard at Cranford Avenue in Fort Myers, Florida.
Waymark Code: WMJ18W
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 09/08/2013
Views: 11
1943/01/01 by CGS (GOOD)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1943 (KGC) STATION IS LOCATED IN FORT MYERS, JUST S OF THE INTERSECTION OF EVANS AND ANDERSON AVENUES. STATION IS THE CENTER OF A SPIKE-SHAPED FINIAL ON A BALL ON TOP OF A GLOBULAR STEEL TANK, PAINTED ALUMINUM, LIGHTED, ELEVATED ON AN 8-LEGGED STEEL TOWER 165 FEET HIGH. NOTE--A 40-FOOT SPAR WITH RED AIRPLANE WARNING LIGHTS ON TOP OF THE TANK IS OFFSET ABOUT 1 FOOT FROM THE STATION.
1945/01/01 by CGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1945 (EFH) TANK IS LOCATED NEAR AF 9 (FLA. GEOD. S.), SEE DESCRIPTION.
1955/01/01 by CGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1955 (DAJ) THE STATION IS LOCATED IN THE SE PART OF FORT MYERS, ABOUT 125 YD. S OF THE CENTER OF STATE HIGHWAY 82, AND 100 YD. E OF EVANS AVENUE. IT IS A SIX-LEGGED STEEL STRUCTURE SUPPORTING THE TANK PROPER AND PAINTED SILVER. THE TANK HAS A DOME-SHAPED ROOF WITH A BALL AT THE APEX. THE OVER-ALL HEIGHT IS ABOUT 155 FT. THE BALL AT THE APEX OF THE TANK ROOF WAS OBSERVED. PROBABLY THE SAME AS FORT MYERS, NEW MUNICIPAL TANK, 1937.
1959/01/01 by CGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1959 (ALW) THE 1943 DESCRIPTION BY K.G.C. IS CORRECT AND ADEQUATE EXCEPT THE 40 SPAR MENTIONED HAS BEEN REMOVED AND THE OBSTRUCTION LIGHT IS NOW APPROXIMATELY 1 FT. HIGHER THAN THE SPIKE ON THE FINIAL.
1969/01/01 by CGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1969 (ETO) THE STATION WAS RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED.
1978/01/01 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1978 (RST) STATION WAS RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION BY THE 1970 DATA. DESCRIPTION IS ADEQUATE.
1998/01/12 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1998 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: Fort Myers New Municipal Tank
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: Elevated Tank
County: Lee County
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Fort Myers
Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge
Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]
NGS PID: AD7671
Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]
Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed
Monumentation type (if other): Not listed
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