- D.C.C. & P. Inscription "B"
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D.C.C. & P. Inscription "B"
Nearest city: Moab, Utah Coordinates: 38°11′17″N 109°53′12″W / 38.18806°N 109.88667°WCoordinates: 38°11′17″N 109°53′12″W / 38.18806°N 109.88667°W Area: less than one acre Built: 1889 Governing body: Federal MPS: Canyonlands National Park MRA NRHP Reference#: 88001251[1] Added to NRHP: October 7, 1988 Inscription "B" is a survey mark that was left at the confluence of the Colorado and Green rivers in Utah in 1889 by the Robert Brewster Stanton party as they surveyed a railway route. The inscription reads:
STA 84. 89 + 50
D. C. C. &.P. R.R.
May 4th 1 8 8 9[2]Stanton and his crew were surveying for a proposed railroad, the Denver, Colorado Canyon and Pacific Railroad (D.C.C. & P.), which was planned to run from Grand Junction, Colorado to the Gulf of California. The railroad was never built. The inscription measures about 25 inches (64 cm) by 11 inches (28 cm) on a boulder about 100 feet (30 m) from the Green River.[2]
The site was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 7, 1988.ref name="nris"/>
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b Mehls, S.F. (September 16, 1986). "Classified Structure Field Report: D.C.C.& P. Inscription B". National Park Service. http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/88001251.pdf. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
National Register of Historic Places in Canyonlands National Park Historic districts Kirk's Cabin Complex | Murphy Trail and Bridge | Neck and Cabin Springs Grazing Area | Salt Creek Archeological District
Properties Cave Springs Cowboy Camp | D.C.C. & P. Inscription "B" | Harvest Scene Pictograph | Horseshoe (Barrier) Canyon Pictograph Panels | Denis Julien Inscription (Grand County, Utah) | Denis Julien Inscription (San Juan County, Utah) | Kolb Brothers "Cat Camp" Inscription | Lost Canyon Cowboy Camp
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