EG1764 Oxford Courthouse Cupola -- Oxford MS - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

The handsome Union County Courthouse in the picturesque college town of Oxford MS is NGS benchmark EG1764.

From the NGS Datasheet: (visit link)

"EG1764 DESIGNATION - OXFORD COURTHOUSE CUPOLA
EG1764 PID - EG1764
EG1764 STATE/COUNTY- MS/LAFAYETTE
EG1764 USGS QUAD - OXFORD SOUTH (1980)
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EG1764 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
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EG1764* NAD 83(1993)- 34 21 58.97927(N) 089 31 07.48077(W) ADJUSTED
EG1764* NAVD 88 -
EG1764 __________________________________________________________________
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EG1764_MARKER: 86 = CUPOLA
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EG1764 HISTORY - Date Condition Recov. By
EG1764 HISTORY - 1934 FIRST OBSERVED CGS
EG1764 HISTORY - 1977 GOOD MSHD
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EG1764 STATION DESCRIPTION
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EG1764''DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1934 (MAH)
EG1764''CENTER OF CUPOLA, WHICH HAS A SQUARE, WHITE BASE WITH A CLOCK, ON THE
EG1764''COURTHOUSE IN
EG1764''OXFORD.
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EG1764''CUT IN FROM STATIONS MCLARTY, UNIVERSITY, LIVINGSTON AND THACKERS.
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EG1764 STATION RECOVERY (1977)
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EG1764''RECOVERY NOTE BY MISSISSIPPI STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT 1977 (TDF)
EG1764''THE STATION WAS VISITED 1-14-77 AND WAS FOUND TO BE STANDING AND IN
EG1764''GOOD CONDITION.
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EG1764''THE STATION IS LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF A SQUARE FORMED BY STTEETS
EG1764''IN THE CENTER OF THE BUSINESS DISTRICT OF OXFORD NEAR THE CENTER
EG1764''OF THE NORTH SIDE OF SECTION 28, T 8S, R 3W. IT IS CENTERED ATOP A
EG1764''CLOCK TOWER IN THE TOP CENTER OF A WHITE BUILDING.
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EG1764''AIRLINE DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM NEAREST TOWN--IN OXFORD."

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: -blank- Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: Cupola County: Lafayette Co. MS USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Oxford 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: EG1764 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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