QE0629 - USC&GS 'COLLEGE RM 1' BM - Corvallis, OR
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N 44° 33.783 W 123° 16.767
10T E 477808 N 4934450
This NGS Reference Mark exists in a curb along SW 26th St near Dixon Recreation Center on the Oregon State University campus in Corvallis, OR.
Waymark Code: WMFHXZ
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 10/23/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Lat34North
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I recovered this Reference Mark that is part of the COLLEGE series (PID QE0628) in good condition, although the mark was buried under a lot of mud and water and took a minute to clean the area out.

This reference mark is under a metal access plate that can be easily lifted and lies right at the edge of a curb. NGS datasheet info is adequate accept that Adams Avenue is now called Intramural Way.

NGS datasheet info of last good log:

01/01/1987 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1987 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION, A NEW DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS. IN CORVALLIS, AT THE INTERSECTION OF NORTHWEST 25TH STREET AND ADAMS AVENUE, ON THE CAMPUS OF OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY, 5.6 M (18.4 FT) EAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE STREET, 5.4 M (17.7 FT) SOUTH OF THE EXTENDED CENTERLINE OF THE AVENUE, 3.0 M (9.8 FT) SOUTHWEST OF A FIRE HYDRANT, AND 0.2 M (0.7 FT) EAST OF THE EAST CURB OF THE STREET. NOTE--THE MARK IS UNDER A 6-INCH ROUND METAL PLATE, AND NOT LEVELED THIS SURVEY. THE MARK IS ABOVE LEVEL WITH THE STREET.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: COLLEGE RM 1

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: REFERENCE MARK Disk

County: Benton County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Corvallis (1986)

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: QE0629

Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

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