DF1638 - THOMSON LUMPKIN ST MUN TANK
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc
N 33° 28.076 W 082° 30.652
17S E 359604 N 3704184
Tower located near the downtown area.
Waymark Code: WM19H3
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 03/05/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Black Dog Trackers
Views: 15

1/1/1975 by NGS (FIRST OBSERVED)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1975 (JCL) THE STATION IS THE BALL TOP CENTER OF THE THOMSON LUMPKIN STREET MUNICIPAL WATER TANK. THE TANK HAS A DOME TOP WITH A HEMISPHERICAL BOTTOM, SUPPORTED BY SIX I-BEAM LEGS. IT IS SILVER IN COLOR AND APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET HIGH. LOCATED ABOUT 0.4 MILE SOUTHWEST OF THE CENTER OF THOMSON, 0.1 MILE SOUTH OF STATE HIGHWAY 223, 60 FEET EAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF BOYD STREET AND 55 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF LUMPKIN STREET.

First located by slickrock511 on 11/13/2004
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: -blank-

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Elevated Tank

County: McDuffie

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Thomson West

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: DF1638

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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