DF2587 - MONROE NORRIS ST MUN TANK
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc
N 33° 47.052 W 083° 42.443
17S E 249312 N 3741523
Large watertower just south of town.
Waymark Code: WM6158
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 03/15/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Volcanoguy
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1/1/1975 by NGS (FIRST OBSERVED)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1975 (JCL) THE STATION IS THE APEX OF VENT ATOP THE MONROE NORRIS STREET MUNICIPAL WATER TANK. THE TANK HAS A CYLINDRICAL BODY WITH A DOME TOP AND HEMISPHERICAL BOTTOM, SUPPORTED BY EIGHT TUBULAR LEGS. IT IS SILVER IN COLOR AND APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET HIGH. LOCATED IN THE SOUTH SECTION OF THE CITY OF MONROE, ABOUT 0.75 MILE SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER OF TOWN, 100 YARDS EAST OF STATE HIGHWAY 11, AND 110 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF NORRIS STREET.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

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Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Elevated Tank

County: Walton

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: DF2587

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

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