The exquisite clock tower for this historic building on the Friends University campus was monumented as a US benchmark in 1940.
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HF1218 DESIGNATION - WICHITA FRIENDS UNIV CLK TWR
HF1218 PID - HF1218
HF1218 STATE/COUNTY- KS/SEDGWICK
HF1218 COUNTRY - US
HF1218 USGS QUAD - WICHITA EAST (1982)
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HF1218 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
HF1218 ______________________________________________________________________
HF1218 NAD 83(1997)POS- 37 40 40.18981(N) 097 21 58.29509(W) ADJ
HF1218 NAVD 88 ORTHO HEIGHT - **(meters) **(feet)
HF1218 ______________________________________________________________________
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HF1218_MARKER: 55 = TOWER
HF1218_SATELLITE: THE SITE LOCATION WAS REPORTED AS NOT SUITABLE FOR
HF1218+SATELLITE: SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS - August 20, 2004
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HF1218 HISTORY - Date Condition Report By
HF1218 HISTORY - 1940 FIRST OBSERVED CGS
HF1218 HISTORY - 1972 GOOD NGS
HF1218 HISTORY - 20010331 GOOD NGS
HF1218 HISTORY - 20040820 GOOD USPSQD
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HF1218 STATION DESCRIPTION
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HF1218'DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1940 (KBJ)
HF1218'STATION IS THE SPIKE FINIAL ON THE TOP OF THE CLOCK TOWER
HF1218'AT THE FRIENDS UNIVERSITY BUILDING LOCATED AT UNIVERSITY
HF1218'AND HIRAM AVENUES IN THE WEST PART OF WICHITA. THE TOWER IS A
HF1218'TALL, SQUARE, RED BRICK STRUCTURE WITH A CLOCK ON EACH SIDE,
HF1218'AND A GRAY SLATE ROOF. IT IS VERY CONSPICUOUS FROM ALL
HF1218'DIRECTIONS AND SET WELL AWAY FROM OTHERS OF SIMILAR HEIGHT AND
HF1218'APPEARANCE.
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HF1218 STATION RECOVERY (1972)
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HF1218'RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1972 (ILC)
HF1218'THIS STATION WAS ORIGINALLY ESTABLISHED BY K.B.J. IN 1940 AND
HF1218'WAS RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION AS DESCRIBED IN 1940.
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HF1218 STATION RECOVERY (2001)
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HF1218'RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 2001 (DB)
HF1218'THIS REPORT WAS SUBMITTED BY THE US POWER SQUADRONS.
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HF1218 STATION RECOVERY (2004)
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HF1218'RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 2004 (RPJ)
HF1218'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.