PTS 23 S - Viroqua, WI
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member mrjcanger
N 43° 33.408 W 090° 53.570
15T E 670195 N 4824806
Located on the hand abutment next to stairs, this disk is surrounded by some amazing history.
Waymark Code: WMT49M
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 09/23/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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Just outside of the old Vernon County Courthouse sits this disk dated from 1921. The Courthouse is on the National Register of Historic Places and was built in 1880. This disk is located just to the side of the main stairs on a hand abutment. This disk is in amazing shape and still very readable.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: PTS 23 S

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Geological Survey

Monumentation type: TRAVERSE STATION Disk

County: Vernon

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Viroqua

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: ON0168

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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