Brow Monument
| benchmark (survey), historical marker, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places
USA /
Arizona /
Fredonia /
World
/ USA
/ Arizona
/ Fredonia
monument, benchmark (survey), historical marker, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places
Historic monument listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
Built: 1872
Areas of significance: Exploration/Settlement; Politics/Government
Area: 0.2 acres
Date added to NRHP: 7/13/1987
Notes: This monument site contains one of the few remaining triangulation survey markers placed by the John Wesley Powell survey expedition of 1872. In 1933, the USGS placed a new marker about 300 feet uphill from this location. The newer marker is the one currently used in surveying.
Built: 1872
Areas of significance: Exploration/Settlement; Politics/Government
Area: 0.2 acres
Date added to NRHP: 7/13/1987
Notes: This monument site contains one of the few remaining triangulation survey markers placed by the John Wesley Powell survey expedition of 1872. In 1933, the USGS placed a new marker about 300 feet uphill from this location. The newer marker is the one currently used in surveying.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brow_Monument_and_Brow_Monument_Trail
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 36°35'27"N 112°23'53"W
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