USBM 635
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member frex3wv
N 38° 25.842 W 081° 25.777
17S E 462502 N 4253691
Another mark looked for in an effort to understand USGS sheets.
Waymark Code: WM279C
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/16/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Black Dog Trackers
Views: 37

Well I started near a NSG mark my son and I had found before. I looked for reference points along the way but found none. Then....as I came upon "3 Mile" I knew i was near a mark. The description said 2.91 miles up the line and that is where I was. I walked over to the trestle and after a minute or two I found the disk. It seemed to me to be on the north east portion of the abutment - though the description said South East. Sadly. no reference mark (a chisled square) was found nearby as listed.

**Note the pic with my GPS included. The elevation on the disk matches my GPS.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: 230 SKS 1956

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: Kanawha

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Clendenin

Special category (optional): Not listed

Find type: Location information obtained from the USGS was used

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): Not listed

NGS PID: Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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  2. A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
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