Buttermilk Benchmark Geocoin

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Released:
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Origin:
Idaho, United States
Recently Spotted:
In the hands of jbuk69.

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To travel far and wide.

About This Item

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Buttermilk is the oldest surviving survey mark in the United States. In September 2006, retired NOAA Corps Commander George E. Leigh recovered the survey mark designated BUTTERMILK that was set by Hassler in 1833, just north of New York City. It is the oldest existing first-order (high accuracy) survey point in the country. The point was marked by a drill hole 2.5 inches in diameter and 10 inches deep. Today, the hole is filled with concrete with an iron pipe set in the center. The nearby survey disk was set by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1932. The nearby bronze plaque was set as part of the U.S. Bicentennial activities in 1976, to commemorate BUTTERMILK.

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Tracking History (10297mi) View Map

Retrieve It from a Cache 5/2/2009 jbuk69 retrieved it from King Edward South East England, United Kingdom   Visit Log

I am going to try and get it to Alaska
Dropped Off 2/26/2009 Broyleboxers placed it in King Edward South East England, United Kingdom - 146.37 miles  Visit Log

Placed in a cache just under 2 Km from the Trig Point at Woolbeding Common.

[This entry was edited by Broyleboxers on Friday, February 27, 2009 at 1:34:01 AM.]

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Retrieve It from a Cache 2/19/2009 Broyleboxers retrieved it from Pilgrim's Way Eastern England, United Kingdom   Visit Log

Will try to place this GC in a cache near a British Trig.
Dropped Off 2/8/2009 pamjohn placed it in Pilgrim's Way Eastern England, United Kingdom - 20.26 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 1/18/2009 pamjohn retrieved it from Memory Lane - Missing Railway Eastern England, United Kingdom   Visit Log

Buttermilk will continue its journey round Britain.
Dropped Off 1/16/2009 Norfolkbirder placed it in Memory Lane - Missing Railway Eastern England, United Kingdom - 4,384.36 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 1/2/2009 Norfolkbirder retrieved it from On Golden Pond Florida   Visit Log

Neat coin and story....let's tell it to a wider audience with a visit to the UK when I return mid January.
Dropped Off 12/20/2008 tiki-4 placed it in On Golden Pond Florida - 53.24 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 12/18/2008 tiki-4 retrieved it from SCGT - A Cool Cache ** Florida   Visit Log

Time to move on...
Dropped Off 12/15/2008 Dale n Barb placed it in SCGT - A Cool Cache ** Florida - 254.51 miles  Visit Log
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