MS0343 - USCGS Q96 - 1953 - Utah - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

This benchmark is located along the historic Central Pacific Railroad Grade. The cap is set in a concrete post about 50 feet NW of the road which now follows the railroad grade. The monument was set by the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey in 1953 and marked Q96.
NGS PID MS0343 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1953 4.3 MI SW FROM WATERCRESS. 4.3 MILES SOUTHWEST ALONG A GRAVELED ROAD ON THE ABANDONED SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY RAILROAD FROM THE ABANDONED SECTION HOUSE AT WATERCRESS, 0.35 MILE (14 POLES) NORTHEAST OF MILEPOLE 695, 0.35 MILE SOUTHWEST OF A 4- BY 4-FOOT STONE BOX CULVERT, 47 1/2 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE ROAD, IN LINE WITH A ROW OF POLES, 10 FEET SOUTHWEST OF TELEPHONE POLE 37B, 2.5 FEET NORTHEAST OF A WITNESS POST, ABOUT 1 1/2 FEET LOWER THAN THE ROAD, AND SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST PROJECTING 0.4 FOOT ABOVE THE GROUND.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: Q96 Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Benchmark Agency (if other): NA Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk Monumentation type (if other): NA County: Box Elder USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Bovine Special category (optional): Not listed Special Category (if other): NA Find type: Searched @ "BM" on a topographic map Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link] NGS PID: MS0343 Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]

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