DF2204 - ATHENS METHODIST CHURCH SPIRE
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N 33° 57.568 W 083° 22.663
17S E 280294 N 3760209
A spire atop the hill in downtown Athens.
Waymark Code: WM4ZX9
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 10/19/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Volcanoguy
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1/1/1935 by CGS (FIRST OBSERVED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1935 (MAH) SPIRE ON METHODIST CHURCH AT ATHENS.
1/1/1953 by CGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1953 (LWQ) THE STATION WAS RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION AS DESCRIBED.
1/1/1956 by CGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1956 (HCA) SPECIFICALLY, IT IS THE FIRST METHODIST CHURCH. THE 1935 DESCRIPTION DESIGNATES IT METHODIST CHURCH. MR. JACK BEACHAM, CITY ENGINEER, STATED THAT IS IS UNCHANGED SINCE 1935. IT IS ON THE BLOCK JUST W OF THE CITY HALL BLOCK.
1/1/1960 by AEROS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY AERO SERVICE CORPORATION 1960 (AD) STATION RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
1/1/1975 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1975 (JCL) THE STATION IS THE APEX OF THE ATHENS FIRST METHODIST CHURCH SPIRE. IT IS A GRAY SPIRE ATOP THE WEST GABLE OF A LIGHT GRAY CHURCH, AND IS APPROXIMATELY 130 FEET HIGH. LOCATED IN THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF ATHENS, 1 BLOCK WEST OF CITY HALL, 57 FEET WEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF LUMPKIN STREET, 120 FEET SOUTH OF HANCOCK AVENUE, AND ABOUT 300 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE POST OFFICE.
1/1/1978 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1978 (DAH) RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED IN GOOD CONDITION. AIRLINE DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM NEAREST TOWN CENTER OF ATHENS.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

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Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Church Spire

County: Clarke

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: DE2204

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

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

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