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CAMP 1926 Tower - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com
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CAMP 1926 Tower
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debbado
N 27° 57.403 W 082° 48.339
17R E 322376 N 3093720
This tower is easily viewed from the nearby dock on Magnolia Drive.
Waymark Code:
WM86HK
Location:
Florida, United States
Date Posted:
02/07/2010
Published By:
ChapterhouseInc
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If you park here N 27° 57.332 W 082° 48.351 then you can see the tower from the dock and get a few more waymarks at this location.
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1/1/1926 by CGS (FIRST OBSERVED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1926 (RPE) STATION IS A TALL, WHITE, SQUARE BUILDING.
1/1/1941 by CGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1941 (KGC) STATION IS ABOUT 0.6 MILE S OF E END OF CLEARWATER CAUSEWAY AND ABOUT 25 FEET E OF CONCRETE BULKHEAD. STATION IS THE APEX OF THE ROOF OF A TALL SQUARE TOWER. NOTE--THE ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THIS TOWER IS THE ONLY PROMINENT TALL SQUARE BUILDING IN THE VICINITY.
1/1/1959 by CGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1959 (ALW) THIS STATION WAS RECOVERED IN AUGUST 1959. IT IS LOCATED AT CLEARWATER ABOUT 0.6 MILE SOUTH OF THE EAST END OF THE CAUSEWAY LEADING TO CLEARWATER BEACH, 125 YARDS NORTH OF THE WEST END OF MAGNOLIA DRIVE, ABOUT 10 YARDS EAST OF THE SEA WALL, THE APEX OF THE GREEN TILE ROOF OF A SQUARE WHITE STUCCO TOWER.
1/16/1997 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1997 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
Condition:
Mark found in good condition
Designation:
CAMP 1926
Benchmark Agency:
Not listed
Monumentation type:
other (not any of the below)
Monumentation type (if other):
Tower
County:
Pinellas
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Find type:
Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used
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NGS PID:
AG2589
Benchmark Agency (if other):
Not listed
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional):
Not listed
Special Category (if other):
Not listed
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Not listed
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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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