HO0629 "St. George Mormon Temple Spire"
Located in the City of St. George, Washington County, Utah, this USC&GS mark - the spire on the Latter Day Saint Temple, utilized by the USC&GS - lies prominently in the center of town, easily seen from just about everywhere in the valley. The mark was found at 15:30, 23 June 2018 as described and in generally good condition. Go to description is adequate to find the mark.
No new coordinates were taken.
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Published Details for Benchmark: XXXX
N 37° 06.031 W 113° 34.672 (NAD 83)
Altitude: 0
Coordinates may not be exact. Altitude is UNKNOWN and location is ADJUSTED.
Location: In Washington County, UT
Designation: ST GEORGE MORMON TEMPLE SPIRE
Marker Type: cupola
Setting: setting not listed - see description
Stability: not listed
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Documented History (by the NGS)
01 Jan 38 by CGS (FIRST OBSERVED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1938 (FGJ) A LARGE WHITE STONE BUILDING WITH A CUPOLA TOPPED WITH A BALL AND THE BALL TOPPED WITH A WEATHER VANE. THE BUILDING IS THE 1ST TEMPLE ERECTED BY THE CHURCH OF THE LATTER DAY SAINTS (MORMONS) IN 1871 AND IS LOCATED IN ST. GEORGE, UTAH, BEING BORDERED BY THE FOLLOWING STREETS--ON THE SOUTH BY 500 SOUTH ST., THE EAST BY 300 EAST ST., THE NORTH BY 400 SOUTH ST., AND THE WEST BY 200 EAST ST. IT FRONTS ON THE EAST.
01 Jan 63 by USAF (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US AIR FORCE 1963 STATION HAS BEEN RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION, AS DESCRIBED.
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| HO0629 "St. George Mormon Temple Spire" - Spire of the Temple on the east face of the building. View west from South 300 East. |
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| HO0629 "St. George Mormon Temple Spire" - Spire of the Temple on the east face of the building. |
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| HO0629 "St. George Mormon Temple Spire" - Detail of the east face of the building showing the beehive styled newel post for the staircase and the commencement date of 09 November 1871. |
Control Text
- The horizontal coordinates were established by classical geodetic methods and adjusted by the National Geodetic Survey in November 1997.
- The Laplace correction was computed from DEFLEC99 derived deflections.
- The geoid height was determined by GEOID99.
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