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Very cool finds! I love the old ones like these. Thanks

After posting on this thread about an unknown marker, I did some research on City of Tacoma survey monuments and found this listing of 4407 vert control marks and 1450 survey monuments: http://wspwit01.ci.tacoma.wa.us/govME/AddA...ons.aspx?Menu=2 I was impressed with the number of marks in my lil old town and hopefully you might find a simular resource for your town. When I spoke to the city's head surveyor he expressed interest in any damaged or missing marks I may come across. If you scan the list you will see some interesting marks, like X in bottom concrete step at house 1050 mullen, RR spike in power pole NE corner of intersection. It has been interesting!

After reading this topic I find your excitement for water tanks/stacks refreshing. However, logging them based on sat photos, not good. I remember what it was like to be 13 and limited in what you can do by $$ and parents. So, I propose a possible solution to a fellow geocacher/benchmarker. After a quick search I was able to find 5 water towers/stacks within 5 miles of my home. (SY2329, SY2661, SY2944, SY2317 and SY2539) I am willing to photograph those and upload the images to you so YOU can log them. I also challenge other benchmarkers to do the same. It'll be fun and you get to log the finds correctly! What do you think?

After some research I have discovered this this is a City of Tacoma survey monument. This one however does not appear to be documented. I spent the afternoon looking for others like it in the area and didn't find any with 87 or 89 painted by it but DID find documented marks just like this one. So, looks like mystery solved. Please excuse my ignorance but what is a PLSS corner? Thanks for the help and suggestions on this! Chris

Here is one not far from my home in Tacoma WA in Wrights Park. SY2718 was monumented in 1892 and as part of a recent park renovation the monument was cleaned up and looks very nice now. Used to look pretty gnarly with all the moss and dirt.

I ran into a simular unknown mark while looking for SY2738 at the intersection of Stadium Way and Division St in Tacoma WA. Found this mark in the road and can find no mention of it in the City of Tacoma Survey mopnument list. Any ideas?

One of my other interests is collecting US stamps. (Good for rainy days) I remebered a stamp from 1957 honoring the 150th anniversary of the Coast and Geodetic Survey. This and other stamps like it are mentioned at... http://www.surveyhistory.org/surveyor's_in_postage.htm Anyway, thought it was interesting.

Here are the images I took of this Control Point...

Thank You, that makes sense.

While searching for SY2767 along the Ruston Way waterfront inTacoma WA, I found this rivet in the center of a painted white cross. It has a washer with the words ESM Control Point stamped in it. Any ideas? I have a couple of images but can't figure out how to U/L to this post.