VIROQUA benchmark - Viroqua, WI
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member mrjcanger
N 43° 33.434 W 090° 53.369
15T E 670463 N 4824861
Quick Description: One of the coolest benchmark disks I've ever found. Find city hall and you find the disk.
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 9/23/2016 5:27:27 AM
Waymark Code: WMT49P
Published By: Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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Long Description:
Located just outside of the doors of Viroqua City Hall, this amazing disk is in great shape. The town of Viroqua is rich in history. The building that is now their city hall had this disk set in 1934.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: VIROQUA

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

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

County: Vernon

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): VIROQUA

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: ON0166

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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