Morrison Triangulation Station
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member 8Nuts MotherGoose
N 41° 48.983 W 089° 57.785
16T E 253887 N 4633634
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Waymark Code: WM9A5P
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 07/20/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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Located on the north edge of Morrison in the northwest portion of Grove Hill Cemetery. The mark is about 90 feet north of RM2 and12 feet north of a 24-inch diameter Black Locust, and about six feet east of the headstone for KIMMEL. The described fence no longer stands, but the old fence line is clearly discernable.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: Morrison

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: TRIANGULATION STATION Disk

County: Whiteside

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Morrison

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: MF1759

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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