USC&GS~Cumberland County Courthouse Benchmark ~ L8
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Better Half
N 35° 56.904 W 085° 01.559
16S E 678040 N 3980026
In CUMBERLAND county, TN (PID: FC1010 (L8))
Waymark Code: WM2BFB
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 10/07/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member seventhings
Views: 40

In CUMBERLAND county, TN

Designation: L 8
Marker Type: bench mark disk
Setting: massive structures
Stability: Probably hold position/elevation well.

Documented History (by the NGS)
1/1/1931 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
1/1/1943 by NGS (GOOD)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1943 AT CROSSVILLE. AT CROSSVILLE, CUMBERLAND COUNTY, AT THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 4.7 FEET FROM THE NORTHEAST CORNER, 2.3 FEET BELOW A WINDOW, AND 5.8 FEET ABOVE GROUND. A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED 1865.570 L 8 1931 AND SET VERTICALLY.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: L8

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Vertical Control Mark

County: Cumberland

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): CROSSVILLE (1982)

Find type: Location information obtained from the USGS was used

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

NGS PID: http://www.geocaching.com/mark/datasheet.aspx?PID=FC1010

Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

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