EagleI Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 I'm very new to this, so please excuse my ignorance, but I found this marker within 5 feet of the position described in the field notes. It doesn't look like any other markers I see posted in the "gallery". Is this the real thing? Quote Link to comment
+Black Dog Trackers Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 Sorry, that marker is not the right one. The marker has to be the one placed in 1965 in a 12"x12" square post flush with the ground, and it has to have GARLAND NE BASE RM 4 stamped on it. There are lots of different kinds of markers because there are different companies making them, so that's not the problem. What you found is possibly a replacement marker. Since it isn't in the NGS database, it might not be up to their measurement precision standards as a marker. You should change your report from "found it" to "not found", but keep your text and pictures there. Quote Link to comment
EagleI Posted February 21, 2003 Author Share Posted February 21, 2003 Thanks, Black Dog Tracker. I'll go back and correct my posting now, and I'll go back and look for the real benchmark when I get a chance. [This message was edited by EagleI on February 21, 2003 at 11:15 AM.] Quote Link to comment
edandsuedw Posted March 2, 2003 Share Posted March 2, 2003 Just wanted to add a little note---RM stands for reference monument. Reference monuments usually have an arrow stamped on them a number showing the distance and sometimes bearing to the actual monument. The monument you found appears very new and might just replace the one you are looking for, or it might be the actual monument that was originally "referenced". When in doubt go to the county courthouse and ask the county surveyor--they usually set/replace the new benchmarks in the city. Quote Link to comment
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