KG0518: NORTON RM1 - Norton KS - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

1934/01/01 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1934 (CIA) STATION IS LOCATED IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE CITY OF NORTON ON CITY PROPERTY, 145 FEET DUE WEST OF WEST SIDE OF STANDPIPE OF TANK BELONGING TO CITY, ON THE WEST BOUNDARY OF SAID PROPERTY, IN NORTH-SOUTH ROW OF TREES, IN CENTER OF NORTH-SOUTH LINE OF SAID PROPERTY. TO REACH FROM THE JUNCTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 36 AND STATE HIGHWAY 21 IN NORTON, GO NORTH ON STATE HIGHWAY 21 FOR 7 BLOCKS, TURN WEST OFF STATE HIGHWAY 21 ONE BLOCK BEFORE REACHING HOSPITAL ON RIGHT, AND GO 4 BLOCKS TO END OF STREET AND STATION. REFERENCE MARK NO. 1 IS 210 FEET WEST OF CENTERLINE OF JONES AVENUE, 15 FEET NORTH OF NORTHWEST CORNER OF FENCE AROUND MUNICIPAL WATER TANK. REFERENCE MARK NO. 2 IS 235 FEET WEST OF CENTERLINE OF JONES AVENUE, 15 FEET WEST OF SOUTHWEST CORNER OF FENCE AROUND TANK. TO REACH AZIMUTH MARK FROM TANK, GO EAST 2 BLOCKS, TURN SOUTH AND GO 0.7 MILE, TURN RIGHT (WEST) AND GO 0.5 MILE TO TOP OF GRADE. MARK IS 30 FEET NORTH OF SECTION-LINE ROAD, 20 FEET WEST OF CENTERLINE OF PRIVATE APPROACH. SURFACE, UNDERGROUND, REFERENCE AND AZIMUTH MARKS ARE AS DESCRIBED. HEIGHT OF LIGHT ABOVE STATION MARK - 4 METERS.

1950/01/01 by CGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1950 (RLE) THE STATION, REFERENCE MARK NO. 1 AND REFERENCE MARK NO. 2 WERE RECOVERED AND ARE IN GOOD CONDITION. THE AZIMUTH MARK WAS DESTROYED AND A NEW AZIMUTH ESTABLISHED. FOLLOWING IS A NEW AND COMPLETE DESCRIPTION- THE STATION IS LOCATED IN THE NORTHWEST EDGE OF NORTON, KANSAS ON CITY PROPERTY OCCUPIED BY THE MUNICIPAL WATER TANK. IT IS IN A NORTH-SOUTH ROW OF TREES ON THE WEST SIDE OF WATER TANK, 148 FEET WEST OF THE CENTER OF WATER TANK AND 4 FEET SOUTH OF WITNESS POST. IT IS STAMPED NORTON 1934 AND SET FLUSH WITH THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND. REFERENCE MARK NO. 1 IS 210 FEET WEST OF JONES AVENUE AND 60 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER OF WATER TANK. IT IS STAMPED NORTON NO 1 1934 AND PROJECTS 4 INCHES. REFERENCE MARK NO. 2 IS 235 FEET WEST OF JONES AVENUE, 200 FEET NORTH OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SCHOOL AND 60 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE CENTER OF WATER TANK. IT IS STAMPED NORTON NO 2 1934 AND PROJECTS 3 INCHES. TRIANGULATION STATION NORTONPORT WAS USED AS THE AZIMUTH MARK AND IS LOCATED ON THE NORTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ABOUT 0.25 MILE SOUTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT OFFICE IN THE SOUTHEAST ANGLE OF THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH-SOUTH AND EAST-WEST RUNWAYS. IT IS 115 FEET SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE BOUNDRY LIGHT MARKING THE SOUTHEAST ANGLE OF RUNWAYS AND IN AN OLD FENCE LINE. IT IS STAMPED NORTONPORT 1950 AND PROJECTS 2 INCHES. TO REACH THE AZIMUTH MARK FROM THE STATION, GO NORTH ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF ROW OF TREES FOR 0.1 MILE TO U.S. HIGHWAY 36, TURN RIGHT AND GO EAST ON U.S. HIGHWAY 36 FOR 0.4 MILE TO JUNCTION WITH U.S. HIGHWAY 283, TURN LEFT AND GO NORTH ON U.S. HIGHWAY 283 FOR 0.55 MILE TO MAIN GATE OF AIRPORT ON THE LEFT, TURN LEFT INTO AIRPORT AND GO SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE AIRPORT FOR 0.25 MILE TO AZIMUTH MARK (NORTONPORT) IN SOUTHEAST ANGLE OF NORTH-SOUTH AND EAST-WEST RUNWAYS AT THEIR JUNCTION. OBSERVATIONS MADE FROM A 4 FOOT STAND.

1986/01/01 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1986 IN NORTON. IN NORTON, ON THE PROPERTY LINE OF A CITY PARK AND THE HILLCREST MOTEL, 84.7 METERS (278 FT) WEST OF THE CENTER OF JONES AVENUE, 45.1 METERS (148 FT) WEST OF THE CENTER OF THE CENTER LEG OF THE CITY WATER TOWER, 33.2 METERS (109 FT) NORTH OF THE NORTH CURB OF THE EAST-WEST PARKING LOT FOR THE JR. HIGH SCHOOL, 30.4 METERS (100 FT) NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF AN EAST-WEST ROW OF ROOMS OF THE MOTEL AND 12.5 METERS (41 FT) SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE NORTH-SOUTH ROW OF ROOMS OF THE MOTEL. THE MARK IS ABOVE LEVEL WITH THE AVENUE.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: NORTON RM1 Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Benchmark Agency (if other): n/a Monumentation type: REFERENCE MARK Disk Monumentation type (if other): n/a County: Norton County USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Norton Special Category (if other): n/a Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link] NGS PID: KG0518 Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link] Special category (optional): Not listed

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