FA1166 WHITE PINE
Posted by: NCDaywalker
N 35° 19.605 W 080° 10.880
17S E 574407 N 3909586
At the edge of a drive way, the station appears to have been struck by forces unknown. The concrete marker is very slightly angled. It is still readable.
Waymark Code: WM102EP
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 02/11/2019
Views: 3
Documented History (by the NGS)
Unknown by (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED UNK 1.8 MI SSE FROM ALBEMARLE. TO REACH STATION FROM THE NC 24 - NC 27 BRIDGE OVER US 52 AT THE SOUTH SIDE OF ALBEMARLE, PROCEED SOUTHERLY ALONG US 52 FOR 1.3 MILES TO THE SOUTHERNMOST CONCRETE DIRVEWAY LEADING TO A 1 1/2 STORY BRICK HOUSE, AND STATON ON NORTH SIDE OF DRIVEWAY, AND 0.45 MILE NORTH OF INTERSECTION WITH SR 1906. 19.9 FT. SW OF C/L OF US 52, 8.0 FT. NW OF C/L OF DRIVEWAY, 3.5 FT. SE OF SE CORNER OF A BRICK WALL, 47.6 FT. SW OF CENTER OF THE TOP OF A TELEPHONE JUNCTION BOX, 25.8 FT. NNW OF PP WITH ALUMINUM REF. TAG, AND 19.2 FT. NW OF EASTERNMOST 15 IN. PINE ON SOUTH SIDE OF DRIVEWAY. DISK IS SET IN TOP OF CONCRETE CYLINDER, THE TOP OF WHICH IS FLUSH WITH THE GROUND.
01/01/1974 by NCGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NORTH CAROLINA GEODETIC SURVEY 1974 (JDB) WHITE PINE IS A N. C. GEODETIC SURVEY TRAVERSE STATION ESTABLISHED IN THE VICINITY OF ALBEMARLE, NORTH CAROLINA. WHITE PINE IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1.8 MILES SSE OF ALBEMARLE. TO REACH STATION FROM THE NC 24 - NC 27 BRIDGE OVER U.S. 52 AT THE SOUTH SIDE OF ALBEMARLE, PROCEED SOUTHERLY ALONG U.S. 52 FOR 1.3 MILES TO THE SOUTHERNMOST CONCRETE DRIVEWAY LEADING TO A 1-1/2 STORY BRICK HOUSE, AND STATION ON NORTH SIDE OF DRIVEWAY. AND 0.45 MILE NORTH OF INTERSECTION WITH SR 1906. STATION MARK IS A STANDARD N. C. BRASS TRAVERSE DISK, STAMPED WHITE PINE 1974, SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE CYLINDER, THE TOP OF WHICH IS FLUSH WITH THE GROUND. MARK IS 19.9 FT SW OF C/L OF U.S. 52 8.0 FT NW OF C/L OF DRIVEWAY 3.5 FT SE OF SE CORNER OF A BRICK WALL 47.6 FT SW OF CENTER OF THE TOP OF A TELEPHONE JUNCTION BOX 25.8 FT NNW OF PP WITH ALUMINUM REF. TAG 19.2 FT NW OF EASTERNMOST 15 IN PINE ON SOUTH SIDE OF DRIVEWAY
08/03/1994 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1994 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: WHITE PINE
Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: Survey Mark
County: Stanly
Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used
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NGS PID: FA1166
Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed
Monumentation type (if other): Not listed
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