U. S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Bench Mark

"Q 2"
1901

Jerry Penry
October 18, 1997

The original description stated that the bench mark was the bottom of a square hole on the north side of a stone culvert just east of the railroad switch east of Emmet, Nebraska. The culvert was located, and was found to be the only one that could have been referenced in that area. The cut limestone blocks had begun to crumble and some had even fallen to the ground. The entire structure was examined on both sides and even the blocks that had fallen, but there was no clear evidence of the bench mark. The deteriorated condition of the blocks made it difficult to distinguish what were just weathered indentations and what might have once been an intentional square hole cut into the stone. It seems somewhat foolish to have set a permanent bench mark in such a structure, but at the time the USC&GS surveyors establiashed the mark, the culvert structure would have been only 20 years old or less and most likely looked like the best location in the area to set a bench mark.

The stone culvert where the bench mark should have been found.

Some of the cut limestone blocks have fallen to the ground.
Notice the rough condition of the stone surface.

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