WIND-2, US Marine Corps Survey Station, Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
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hzoi
N 19° 53.689 W 075° 09.632
18Q E 483195 N 2199849
USMC survey station embedded in the rim of a concrete gun emplacement that used to defend the approach to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Waymark Code: WM15XWX
Location: Cuba
Date Posted: 03/19/2022
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U.S. Marine Corps survey station WIND-2, placed in 1977, is set in concrete on the southeast side of the northwestern of two circular, concrete gun emplacements at the top of Beacon Hill, northeast of and overlooking the Leeward Point Lighthouse.
"FOR INFO WRITE 2D TOPO. FORTRPS. FMFLANT CAMP LEJEUNE NC 28542"
So far this is the only US survey marker I have found in Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, but I will keep my eyes out for another.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: WIND-2
Benchmark Agency: other (not included below)
Benchmark Agency (if other): U.S. Marine Corps
Monumentation type: Survey Mark
County: Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge
Monumentation type (if other): Not listed
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Not listed
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Special Category (if other): Not listed
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