EG1559 Tupelo Carnation Milk Stack -- Tupelo MS - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

The Tupelo Carnation Milk Stack is located across the railroad tracks along Carnation Street (a clue).

In 2017 the Carnation plant is a relic, long idle.

From the NGS Datasheet: (visit link)

EG1559 DESIGNATION - TUPELO CARNATION MILK STACK
EG1559 PID - EG1559
EG1559 STATE/COUNTY- MS/LEE
EG1559 USGS QUAD - TUPELO (1982)
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EG1559 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
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EG1559* NAD 83(1993)- 34 15 13.94009(N) 088 42 33.28639(W) ADJUSTED
EG1559* NAVD 88 -
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EG1559_MARKER: 63 = STACK
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EG1559 HISTORY - Date Condition Recov. By
EG1559 HISTORY - 1950 FIRST OBSERVED CGS
EG1559 HISTORY - 1962 GOOD MSHD
EG1559 HISTORY - 1967 GOOD CGS
EG1559 HISTORY - 1980 GOOD NGS
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EG1559 STATION DESCRIPTION
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EG1559''DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1950 (VRS)
EG1559''THE STATION IS LOCATED IN THE CENTRAL SECTION OF TUPELO, ABOUT 125
EG1559''FEET SOUTH OF THE FRISCO
EG1559''RAILROAD TRACKS.
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EG1559''IT IS A CONCRETE STACK, PAINTED WHITE WITH A 10 FOOT BAND OF BLACK
EG1559''PAINT AT ITS TOP, AND
EG1559''186 FEET HIGH.
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EG1559''THE POINT INTERSECTED WAS THE CENTER OF THE TOP.
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EG1559 STATION RECOVERY (1962)
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EG1559''RECOVERY NOTE BY MISSISSIPPI STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT 1962 (AMC)
EG1559''THE STATION WAS VISITED 4 - 5 - 62 AND FOUND IN GOOD CONDITION. THE
EG1559''1950 DESCRIPTION IS
EG1559''ADEQUATE.
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EG1559 STATION RECOVERY (1967)
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EG1559''RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1967 (LMC)
EG1559''THE STATION WAS RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED IN 1950 AND FOUND IN GOOD
EG1559''CONDITION.
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EG1559 STATION RECOVERY (1980)
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EG1559''RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1980 (RMM)
EG1559''RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED IN GOOD CONDITION.
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EG1559''AIRLINE DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM NEAREST TOWN--IN TUPELO."

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: -blank- Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: Stack County: Lee Co MS USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Tupelo 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: EG1559 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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