USGS-BM Abingdon Virginia - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1959 AT ABINGDON. AT ABINGDON, 0.05 MILE NORTHEAST ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 11 (MAIN STREET) FROM THE COURTHOUSE, AT THE INTERSECTION OF E MAIN STREET AND COURT STREET NE, 14 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE NORTHWEST CURB OF E MAIN STREET, 84 FEET NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHEAST CURB OF COURT STREET NE, SET VERTICALLY IN THE SOUTHEAST FACE OF CONCRETE FOUNDATION OF THREE-STORY RED BRICK WITH YELLOW BRICK TRIM SUMMERS BUILDING HOUSING THE POST OFFICE, 3.3 FEET ABOVE THE SIDEWALK, 1.2 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTH CORNER OF THE BUILDING. NOTE-- A NEW POST OFFICE IS NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT THE INTERSECTION OF MAIN STREET AND CUMMINGS STREET SW.

It is showing "Elavation Above Sea Level 2095/60 feet Datum" Then "1908" underneath.
My GPS showed 2088 feet.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: Blank Benchmark Agency: U.S. Geological Survey Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk County: Abingdon, Virginia USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Abingdon Special category (optional): Not listed Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link] NGS PID: FZ1106 Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed Monumentation type (if other): Not listed Special Category (if other): Not listed Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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