USC&GS Benchmark V 275
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member HotRod205
N 33° 17.384 W 086° 53.662
16S E 509835 N 3683412
Placed in 1948 on a boulder along County Road 52 between Helena and Genery, Alabama.
Waymark Code: WM7CNP
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 10/05/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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Designation: V 275
Marker Type: bench mark disk
Setting: in a boulder
Stability: May hold, but of type commonly subject to surface motion.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: V 275

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

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

County: Shelby

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

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

NGS PID: DH0805

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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