HF1348 ~ BELLE PLAINE MUNICIPAL TANK
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member brwhiz
N 37° 23.531 W 097° 16.755
14S E 652321 N 4139769
This survey mark is the top center of the water tower located on the south side of 4th Avenue, about halfway between Main and Lincoln Streets, in Belle Plaine, Kansas.
Waymark Code: WMGECA
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 02/21/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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01/01/1957 by CGS (FIRST OBSERVED)

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1957 (WRH)

THE STATION IS LOCATED IN THE EAST PART OF BELLE PLAINE. THE TANK IS A METAL TANK, PAINTED SILVER, SUPPORTED BY A FOUR LEGGED STEEL STRUCTURE AND IS ABOUT 120 FEET HIGH. THE APEX OF THE ROOF WAS INTERSECTED.

The cylindrical body of the tank is now painted brown with 'BELLE PLAINE' in yellow letters inside a yellow square border on the east and west faces. The conical top is now painted yellow. The remainder of the structure remains silver.

Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: -blank-

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Benchmark Agency (if other): None

Monumentation type: Elevated Tank

Monumentation type (if other): None

County: Sumner

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): BELLE PLAINE (1955)

Special Category (if other): None

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

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

NGS PID: HF1348

Special category (optional): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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