USC&GS Rhea County Courthouse Benchmark-
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member BackBrakeBilly
N 35° 29.706 W 085° 00.786
16S E 680220 N 3929764
Designation: O 2 Marker Type: bolt Setting: light structures Stability: Mark of questionable or unknown stability.
Waymark Code: WM23YH
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 08/30/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Black Dog Trackers
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DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1950 AT DAYTON. AT DAYTON, A BRASS BOLT LEADED IN THE VERTICAL FACE OF THE SANDSTONE WATER TABLE AT THE WEST CORNER OF THE COUNTY COURT HOUSE, 1.4 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE WEST CORNER OF THE COURT HOUSE AND ABOUT 4 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. (*)LETTERS - USC AND GS CARVED IN STONE.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: O 2

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: other (not any of the below)

Monumentation type (if other): Leaded Bolt

County: Rhea

Special category (optional): Not listed

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

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Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

NGS PID: Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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