G516 1980 - Troy, MT
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
N 48° 27.824 W 115° 53.786
11U E 581580 N 5368432
This benchmark went to school 34 years ago and still hasn't graduated. That is to say that it's still there, at the Troy High School, on the west side of Highway 2 at 2nd Street.
Waymark Code: WMKXBY
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 06/07/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 2

The BM is in the portico of the front entrance in the centre of the building, left of the door.

From the NGS:
DESIGNATION - G 516
PID - TN0719
STATE/COUNTY- MT/LINCOLN
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - TROY (1983)

MARKER: DB = BENCH MARK DISK
SETTING: 40 = SET IN A LARGE STRUCTURE WITH DEEP FOUNDATIONS
TN0719_ TN0719_STAMPING: G 516 1980
STABILITY: A = MOST RELIABLE AND EXPECTED TO HOLD
STABILITY: POSITION/ELEVATION WELL

HISTORY - Date Condition Report By
HISTORY - 1980 MONUMENTED NGS

DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1980
IN TROY.
AT THE HIGH SCHOOL IN TROY, SET IN THE LANDING OF THE NORTHEAST
ENTRANCE TO THE OLD HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING, 2.1 METERS (7.0 FEET)
SOUTHWEST OF THE NORTHEAST EDGE OF THE LANDING, 1.5 METERS (5.0 FEET)
SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE ENTRANCE.
THE MARK IS ABOVE LEVEL WITH THE LANDING.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: G 516 1980

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Vertical Control Mark

County: Lincoln County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): TROY

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: TN0719

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

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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