G 5 (OQ0258) - Sioux Falls, SD
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member wanderfish
N 43° 32.612 W 096° 43.743
14T E 683463 N 4823681
Benchmark disk, set in concrete, in South doorway of historic Washington High school building.
Waymark Code: WM17BVP
Location: South Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 01/22/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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BENCHMARK DISK
STAMPING: G 5 1925 1441.733
HISTORY - 1925 MONUMENTED CGS

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1949 AT SIOUX FALLS, MINNEHAHA COUNTY, ON WEST TWELFTH STREET MIDWAY BETWEEN SOUTH MAIN STREET AND SOUTH DAKOTA AVENUE, AT THE SOUTH ENTRANCE TO THE HIGH SCHOOL, IN THE TOP OF THE CONCRETE DOORSILL, NEAR THE SOUTH EDGE AND 30 INCHES EAST OF THE WEST END.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: G 5

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

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

County: MINNEHAHA

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used

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NGS PID: OQ0258

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

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

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Special Category (if other): Not listed

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