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homestead of Levi Stewart, a pioneer farmer. The first marker at what is today Brow Monument was set at this time. The original markers for this and other surveying expeditions were usually a large pyramid of stones, sometimes a blazed tree, a marked rock, or
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Brow Monument is reachable by foot via the Brow Monument Trail. The trailhead is located within the Kaibab National Forest and can be accessed by two-wheel drive passenger cars (in good weather) although high clearance
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roads. Access to the site can be limited in late fall to early spring because of heavy snowfall. The trailhead is shown on the NFS map with directions indicated by signage. From
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The measurements for the marker were remarkably accurate considering the technology of the time and the rough terrain in which the survey was conducted.
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The historic significance of Brow Monument was officially recognized when it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 13, 1987.
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that were laid down by Powell's party. They were a key component in being able to calculate distances and topography in the early West by using a
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which established elevation above sea level, topographic maps could be drawn. The survey was completed in August of that year. In 1878,
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Brow Monument is mentioned on two maps; the topographic map located in the lobby of the North Kaibab National Forest visitor center in
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Man, Models and Management: An overview of the archaeology of the Arizona Strip and the management of its cultural resources
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In 1933, a new monument was erected approximately 300 feet uphill from the original site by the
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and in the National Forest Service "Kaibab National Forest North Kaibab Ranger District" map.
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The surveying expedition commenced in February 1872 from Kanab, Utah and its base was at the
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There are a number of National Forest Service signposts along the Brow Monument Trail.
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points. The baseline for this survey was first laid out near the present-day towns of
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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Monuments and memorials on the National Register of Historic Places in Arizona
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Coconino County, Arizona
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readings from considerable distances. Combined with information from
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expedition of 1872. The site consists of one of the few remaining
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National Register of Historic Places in Coconino County, Arizona
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vehicles are recommended because of deep ruts and tree-fall on
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Brow Monument and Brow Monument Trail (the United States)
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Buildings and structures in Coconino County, Arizona
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Brow Monument and Brow Monument Trail is located in Arizona
Kaibab National Forest
Arizona
Brow Monument and Brow Monument Trail is located in the United States
Coconino County, Arizona
Big Springs, Arizona
36°35.457′N 112°23.887′W / 36.590950°N 112.398117°W / 36.590950; -112.398117
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National Register of Historic Places
Coconino County, Arizona
Kaibab National Forest
John Wesley Powell
National Register of Historic Places
Coconino County, Arizona
Kaibab Plateau
Kaibab National Forest
John Wesley Powell
surveying
triangulation
survey markers
baseline
triangulation
Fredonia, Arizona
Kanab, Utah
Big Springs, Arizona
stacked or cribbed logs
telescope

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