QE0630 - USC&GS 'COLLEGE RM 2' BM - Corvallis, OR
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N 44° 33.783 W 123° 16.767
10T E 477808 N 4934450
This NGS Reference Mark exists in a sidewalk along SW 26th St across from Dixon Recreation Center on the Oregon State University campus in Corvallis, OR.
Waymark Code: WMFHY1
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 10/23/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Lat34North
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I recovered this Reference Mark that is part of the COLLEGE series (PID QE0628) in good condition. This mark lies under a metal access cover and protected by PVC. You'll need a Phillips screwdriver to access the cover if you wish to take a picture of it. I was pleasantly surprised that the construction crews preserved this reference mark when they put in a new sidewalk although I feel the Triangulation Station that it points to was destroyed when a newer track and landscaping were done recently.

NGS datasheet info is adequate accept that Adams Avenue is now called Intramural Way.

NGS datasheet info of last good log:

01/01/1987 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1987 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION, A NEW DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS. IN CORVALLIS, AT THE INTERSECTION OF NORTHWEST 26TH STREET AND ADAMS AVENUE, ON THE CAMPUS OF OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY, 40.3 M (132.2 FT) SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE AVENUE, 14.7 M (48.2 FT) SOUTHEAST OF TRIANGULATION STATION COLLEGE, 8.3 M (27.2 FT) WEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE STREET, AND 0.2 M (0.7 FT) WEST OF THE WEST CURB OF THE STREET. NOTE--NOT LEVELED THIS SURVEY. THE MARK IS 0.2 M ABOVE THE STREET.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: COLLEGE RM 2

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: REFERENCE MARK Disk

County: Benton County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Corvallis (1986)

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: QE0630

Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): 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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