KD0639 - G98 - Lexington, MO
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member betaylor73
N 39° 11.130 W 093° 52.780
15S E 424026 N 4337730
Bench mark disk G98 in Lexington, MO
Waymark Code: WM65Z4
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 04/08/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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From the NGS history:
"DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1962 AT LEXINGTON. AT LEXINGTON, AT THE INTERSECTION OF THIRTEENTH AND MAIN STREETS, AT THE POST OFFICE, IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE LAWN, 1 FOOT SOUTH OF THE SIDEWALK, ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE THE STREET, AND SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST PROJECTING 0.4 FOOT."

The building at 13th and Main is no longer the Post Office. It is now the Roy B. Gerhardt Administrative Building for the Lexington R-V school district.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: G 98

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

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

County: Lafayette

Special category (optional): Not listed

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used

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Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

NGS PID: Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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  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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