QE0867 - USGS '449 B' Benchmark - University of Oregon
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N 44° 02.840 W 123° 04.576
10T E 493890 N 4877132
This NGS benchmark resides at Villard Hall on the University of Oregon campus.
Waymark Code: WMN37G
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 12/17/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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I recovered this U.S. Geological Survey benchmark from 1903 in good condition. The 1987 log by NGS is adequate for station recovery and my more accurate posted coordinates will place you very close to this mark.

01/01/1903 by USGS (MONUMENTED)

01/01/1920 by NGS (GOOD)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1920 IN EUGENE. IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON CAMPUS GROUNDS, ON THE SOUTHEAST FACE OF VILLARD HALL, 2 INCHES BELOW THE DATE 1885.

01/01/1954 by USGS (MARK NOT FOUND)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1954 MARK NOT FOUND.

01/01/1987 by NGS (GOOD) RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1987 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION, A NEW DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS. IN EUGENE, AT THE INTERSECTION OF EAST 13TH AVENUE AND KINCAID STREET, SET VERTICALLY IN THE NORTH FACE OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE GRAINATE FOUNDATION WALL OF VILLARD HALL, ON THE CAMPUS OF UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, 187.5 M (615.2 FT) NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE AVENUE, 182.3 M (598.1 FT) EAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE STREET, 0.3 M (1.0 FT) WEST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE BUILDING, AND 0.1 M (0.3 FT) BELOW THE DATE 1885. NOTE--THIS MARK WAS ERROROUSLY REPORTED DESTROYED. THE MARK IS 0.8 M ABOVE THE GROUND.

07/07/1989 by OR-039 (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY LANE COUNTY OREGON 1989 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.

Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: 449 B

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Geological Survey

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: Lane County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Eugene East (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: QE0867

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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  1. A closeup photo of the mark taken by you is required.
  2. A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
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