R 166 - Mullan, ID
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
N 47° 28.142 W 115° 47.901
11T E 590553 N 5257988
On Park Street, between Third & Fifth Streets is the Mullan High School, site of R 166.
Waymark Code: WMWGZ8
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 09/04/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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The benchmark was monumented in the school in 1935, at the southwest corner of the building about 4 feet above ground level. It's just a foot or so east of the corner, in the south wall.

STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1959

DESIGNATION -  R 166
PID         -  SU0484
STATE/COUNTY-  ID/SHOSHONE
COUNTRY     -  US
USGS QUAD   -  MULLAN (1995)
AT MULLAN, AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF MULLAN HIGH SCHOOL, SET VERTICALLY IN THE SOUTH FACE OF THE BUILDING, 1.4 FEET EAST OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER, AND ABOUT 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND.
From the NGS Datasheet
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: R 166

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: Shoshone

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Mullan

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: SU0484

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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