872 4580 TIDAL BASIC

NGS PID: AA0008
Coordinates: N 24.554717° W 81.803766°
Location: Florida
   Monroe County
      Key West Quad
Elevation: 12.98 ft.
Type: Bench Mark Disk
Setting: Concrete Post
Monumented: Unknown
Monumented By: NGS
Status: Recovered
Condition: Good as of February 21, 2014
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We had planned to spend the morning getting oriented in Key West, and our first stop was the courthouse, which of course is a landmark station. We were not expecting to see this distinctive monument in the courthouse lawn! The monument projects over two feel above the level of the surrounding lawn. A standard bench mark disk is set in the top of the monument; the disk is in reasonably good condition for being so exposed. Inscribed on the northeast face of the monument are the words UNITED STATES COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY BASIC BENCH MARK.