The St. Mary's Catholic College water tank stands on a hill overlooking this beautiful campus and the old Oregon Trail that ran in front of it.
The water tank was installed around the turn of the century. Originally painted silver with black lettering identifying the college, over time, the lettering has faded away.
The St. Mary's Catholic College water tank is also NGS Benchmark KF1015: (
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KF1015 DESIGNATION - ST MARYS CATHOLIC COLLEGE TANK
KF1015 PID - KF1015
KF1015 STATE/COUNTY- KS/POTTAWATOMIE
KF1015 COUNTRY - US
KF1015 USGS QUAD - ST MARYS (1978)
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KF1015 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
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KF1015* NAD 83(1997) POS- 39 11 33.07952(N) 096 03 27.42428(W)
KF1015* NAVD 88 ORTHO HEIGHT - **(meters) **(feet)
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KF1015_MARKER: 53 = ELEVATED TANK
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KF1015 HISTORY - Date Condition Report By
KF1015 HISTORY - 1934 FIRST OBSERVED CGS
KF1015 HISTORY - 1947 GOOD CGS
KF1015 HISTORY - 1965 GOOD CGS
KF1015 HISTORY - 20050204 GOOD GEOCAC
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KF1015 STATION DESCRIPTION
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KF1015'DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1947 (RLE)
KF1015'THE STATION IS ON A HIGH HILL JUST NORTH OF THE COLLEGE.
KF1015'IT IS AN ELEVATED TANK, PAINTED ALUMINUM, AND HAS AN OVER-ALL
KF1015'HEIGHT OF 100 FEET. THE APEX OF THE TANK WAS OBSERVED.
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KF1015'PROBABLY THE SAME STATION AS LOCATED IN 1934.
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KF1015 STATION RECOVERY (1965)
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KF1015'RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1965 (CFO)
KF1015'THIS INTERSECTION STATION WAS RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED.
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KF1015 STATION RECOVERY (2005)
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KF1015'RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHING 2005 (RCF)
KF1015'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.