GA0949 - C 97 - Fairview, TN
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member vhasler
N 36° 18.796 W 082° 31.924
17S E 362461 N 4019784
BM is below grade in the gravel parking lot
Waymark Code: WM60WB
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 03/14/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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Description (1935): AT FAIRVIEW, WASHINGTON COUNTY, ON STATE HIGHWAY 81, AT A CHURCH, 35 YARDS SOUTH OF THE HIGHWAY, 60 FEET WEST OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE BUILDING, 1 FOOT NORTHWEST OF A WIRE FENCE AND 6 FEET HIGHER THAN THE HIGHWAY. A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED C 97 1935 AND SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST.

Benchmark is three inches below the surface of a gravel lot in the corner closest to the church. A plastic bucket has been used to keep the gravel from covering it (but will degrade over time).

Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: C 97 1935

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

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

County: Washington County

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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NGS PID: GA0949

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

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

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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