+howarthe Posted April 8, 2012 Posted April 8, 2012 I don't usually hunt benchmarks, but every once in a while I find them by accident, and I like to log them. I am vacationing in Neskowin, Oregon this weekend, and I climbed Proposal Rock to find a cache. I guess there is a proper benchmark at the top of the rock which I did not see , but I did see one on my way up. It reads: "Tillamook County Survey Mark, Safeguarding Your Land, Do Not Disturb, 500 Fine or Jail, S26 | S25, S35 | S36, RS793, 1981" Any suggestions on how I should log this one? Quote
southpawaz Posted April 8, 2012 Posted April 8, 2012 howarthe, what you found is a section corner from the Public Land Survey System. Very few of these boundary monuments are included in the database of geodetic survey monuments maintained by the NGS, a circa 2000 snapshot of which is used by geocaching for its database of benchmarks. If you'd like to log this, I believe there is a category for these on Waymarking. Quote
southpawaz Posted April 19, 2012 Posted April 19, 2012 I'd really like to see a picture of this, if convenient. This gc.com log includes a photo of the section corner. Quote
68-eldo Posted April 19, 2012 Posted April 19, 2012 For more information on the PLSS check out these web sites: http://geology.isu.edu/geostac/Field_Exercise/topomaps/plss.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Land_Survey_System Quote
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