McClellan No. 2 Ref Mark, IL
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member 8Nuts MotherGoose
N 40° 51.536 W 089° 56.812
16T E 251620 N 4527277
Located on the south side of State Hwy 78
Waymark Code: WM9994
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 07/17/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 4

Listed as "Mark Not Found" in 1998, It can be found as listed in the discription.
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1959 3.6 MI NW FROM BRIMFIELD. ABOUT 2.7 MILES NORTHWEST ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 150 FROM THE FIRE STATION AT BRIMFIELD, THENCE 0.9 MILES WEST ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 78, AT THE JUNCTION OF A GRAVEL ROAD NORTH AND A DIRT ROAD SOUTH, 39 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE HIGHWAY, 30 FEET WEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE DIRT ROAD, 50 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE JUNCTION, 13 FEET WEST OF THE SOUTH END OF THE WEST HEADWALL OF A CONCRETE PIPE CULVERT, 92.5 FEET SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF TRIANGULATION STATION MCCLELLAN, ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE HIGHWAY, SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST PROJECTING 2 INCHES.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: MCCLELLAN NO 2 1935

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: REFERENCE MARK Disk

County: Peoria

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Elmwood

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: LC1426

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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