Hillbilly Girl

Your first one is a point in the rectangular grid of the Public Land Survey System and was placed by licensed surveyor #3550. The second one looks to be a brand new (dated 2013) point set by the COE and may or may not make it into the NGS database at some point in the future; but for sure will never be part of the GEOCACHE game. MEL Thank you for your timely response. Markers are within a few meters of each other and the second was set in June, I believe, near a railroad spur feeding a soon-to-be-defunct power plant. Since I could not locate them in any database, I was unsure what part (if any) they would play in Geocaching. You've been extremely helpful .. thank you!

I have located several geodesic markers but these two differ from the standard. I wonder if they are, perhaps, associated only with the railroad or Corp of Engineers? GeoMarker1 GeoMarker2

The Corp of Engineers placed a couple new markers near the Missouri River, using CMSM identification numbers. Is there a Groundpseak database for them?

A very nice perk to living in rural Osage County, Missouri ... I've seen two bald eagles within the past week, just a mile or so from my home; last year, I was lucky enough to spy a golden eagle swooping on prey at a friend's property. You would think with a half dozen 35mm and digital cameras that I would have one handy for these events ... but no.o.o.o ...