CORPS OF DISCOVERY II - WEIPPE PRAIRIE, ID - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

CORPS OF DISCOVERY II - WEIPPE PRAIRIE, ID, is a four-inch commemorative disk set to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Lewis and Clark's contact with the Nez Perce (September, 1805). It is of the same design as the other Corps of Discovery II commemorative disks, and is otherwise unstamped and undated. It was monumented by the Idaho Professional Land Surveyors in August, 2005, dedicated in September, 2005, and is in the NGS database at PID = DJ9398.

THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 3.2 KM (2.0 MI) SOUTHEAST OF WEIPPE, ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF A COUNTY ROAD, AT A HISTORIC PULLOUT AND COMMEMORATIVE FOR NEZ PERCE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK WEIPPE PRAIRIE SITE. OWNERSHIP--NEZ PERCE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE WEIPPE POST OFFICE, GO SOUTH ON MAIN STREET (STATE HIGHWAY 11) FOR 0.16 KM (0.1 MI) TO THE JUNCTION OF PIERCE STREET EAST ON THE LEFT. TURN LEFT, EAST, ON PIERCE STREET EAST FOR 0.3 KM (0.2 MI) TO THE JUNCTION OF 4TH STREET SOUTH ON THE RIGHT. TURN RIGHT, SOUTH, ON 4TH STREET SOUTH (WHICH TURNS INTO CEMETERY ROAD) FOR 2.1 KM (1.3 MI) TO THE WEIPPE CEMETERY ON THE LEFT AND THE END OF PAVED ROAD. CONTINUE AHEAD, SOUTH, ON GRAVEL CEMETERY ROAD FOR 2.9 KM (1.8 MI) TO THE JUNCTION OF LARSEN ROAD ON THE LEFT. TURN LEFT, ON LARSEN ROAD FOR 0.6 KM (0.4 MI) TO THE HISTORIC PULLOUT FOR WEIPPE PRAIRIE AND STATION ON THE RIGHT.

THE STATION IS A 10 CM (4 INCH) BRONZE LEWIS AND CLARK CORPS OF DISCOVERY II COMMEMORATIVE DISK WITH NO STAMPING SET IN THE TOP OF A 30 CM (12 INCH) X 50 CM (18 INCH) SQUARE CONCRETE MONUMENT FLUSH WITH THE GROUND. IT IS 21.3 M (69.9 FT) EAST FROM THE SOUTHEAST END OF A DOUBLE METAL GATE AT THE WEST END OF THE PULLOUT, 12.8 M (42.0 FT) SOUTH FROM AND 0.3 M (1.0 FT) BELOW THE CENTERLINE OF LARSEN ROAD, 2.5 (8.2 FT) WEST FROM THE WEST WOOD SUPPORT LEG OF THE WEIPPE PRAIRIE INTERPRETIVE SIGN, AND 0.45 M (1.5 FT) NORTH FROM THE SPLIT RAIL FENCE.

Thanks to Park Ranger Fisher (at Canoe Camp) for alerting us to the existence of this benchmark, and to Geocacher D & C of Weippe for providing us with the final instructions for locating it.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: blank Benchmark Agency: other (not included below) Benchmark Agency (if other): Idaho Professional Land Surveyors Monumentation type: Disk (unspecified type) County: Clearwater County, ID USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Weippe South (ID) Special category (optional): Lewis and Clark marks Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link] NGS PID: DJ9398 Monumentation type (if other): Not listed Special Category (if other): Not listed Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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