Monument 1a - Anaheim, CA
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bluesnote
N 33° 48.767 W 117° 55.138
11S E 414948 N 3741777
Although this mark doesn't point to the true center of Disneyland, it is actually used for lining main street perfectly to the north.
Waymark Code: WMQX2K
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/08/2016
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The mark is located on the backside of the castle, in the concrete of the walkway.
From the website below, a civil engineer who works for Disneyland wrote the following about this marker:
This is not a spike, it’s a brass cap. It’s hollow underneath. It’s a survey monument. The little dot on top is to align survey equipment accurately.
During the initial construction of the park, Monument 1 was located on the north curb of the hub, on the centerline of Main Street. Monument 1 no longer exists, and we don’t really need it anymore. In addition to Monument 1, there is a numbered network of survey monuments all over the park, which don’t all look the same. Some fans have mapped and photographed them, and posted them online.
Meanwhile, in the 1950’s– due to the impending construction of the castle, it was not possible to see all of Fantasyland from Monument 1, so Monument 1a was established in what would become the castle’s breezeway. From Monument 1a, a surveyor laid out the locations of all the foundations in Fantasyland. Tony Baxter recently released time-lapse 1950’s construction footage from all over the park. If you watch the Fantasyland film, you can see the surveyor and his equipment located over Monument 1a.
As for centeredness– This monument is located on the centerline of Main Street, but that’s pretty obvious. As you’ve noted, Main Street itself is not centered on anything. Yet this survey monument has remained mysterious to people because of its auspicious location, it’s “golden spike” look, and lack of markings; but it is no more significant than any of the other survey monuments in the Resort.
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