AZ ARNG 1981 - Florence Junction, AZ
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member rjmcdonough1
N 33° 13.659 W 111° 15.897
12S E 475313 N 3676555
This marker is located off a dirt road in the desert east of Florence Junction.
Waymark Code: WM12BJT
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 04/20/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 2

Sited a few feet off Mineral Mountain Road, this marker appears to be a 105 MM shell casing. It is brass and embedded in a concrete collar. The top is about 3" above the concrete. The markings on the back are FP 302 OS 105MM M14 1981 AZ ARNG OT FA 3-22 1971. This may be a fired shell casing re-purposed as a marker with additional data stamped on it. The marker is located 1008.27 feet south of Mineral Mountain Road on an angle of 180 degrees and 1229.26 feet west of the intersection of Mineral Mountain Road and Molina Tank Road at an angle of 263.84 degrees. It is 2.42 miles southeast of the intersection of U.S. 60 and Mineral Mountain Road in a straight line.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: FP 302 OS 105MM M14 1981 AZ ARNG OT FA 3-22 1971

Benchmark Agency: other (not included below)

Benchmark Agency (if other): Arizona Army Reserve National Guard

Monumentation type: other (not any of the below)

Monumentation type (if other): Brass shell casing

County: Pinal

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Not listed

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Special Category (if other): Not listed

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NGS PID: Not listed

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