SN1535: Anamoose Municipal Tank - Anamoose ND
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member PeterNoG
N 47° 53.047 W 100° 14.675
14T E 406952 N 5304170
This Water Tower/Benchmark is on 2nd Street West between Avenue H West and Avenue I West in Anamoose, North Dakota.
Waymark Code: WMJQYX
Location: North Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 12/21/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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1941/01/01 by CGS (FIRST OBSERVED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1941 (FBQ) THIS INTERSECTION STATION IS LOCATED AT THE NW PART OF THE TOWN OF ANAMOOSE, 100 YARDS N OF U.S. HIGHWAY 52. IT IS OF ALL STEEL CONSTRUCTION, PAINTED BLACK, WITH A CONICAL ROOF PAINTED SILVER. THE TANK IS ABOUT 100 FEET HIGH AND WAS BUILT IN 1917. THE POINT LOCATED WAS THE CENTER OF THE CONICAL ROOF.

1946/01/01 by CGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1946 (RAM) THE STATION IS LOCATED IN THE NORTHWESTERN PART OF THE TOWN OF ANAMOOSE ABOUT 200 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF U.S. HIGHWAY 52 AND STATE HIGHWAY 14. THE TANK IS OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION, 100 FEET HIGH AND PAINTED SILVER. THE POINT INTERSECTED WAS THE TOP OF THE TANK. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE POST OFFICE ON THE WEST SIDE OF MAIN STREET IN THE TOWN OF ANAMOOSE, GO NORTH ABOUT 100 FEET. TURN LEFT AND GO WEST ON U.S. HIGHWAY 52 AND STATE HIGHWAY 14 FOR 0.25 MILE TO THE STATION ON THE RIGHT.

1962/01/01 by CGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1962 (NES) THE STATION WAS RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED IN 1941.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: Anamoose Municipal Tank

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Benchmark Agency (if other): n/a

Monumentation type: Elevated Tank

Monumentation type (if other): n/a

County: McHenry County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Anamoose

Special Category (if other): n/a

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: SN1535

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Special category (optional): Not listed

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