North Meridian Marker, Northampton County, North Carolina - U.S. Historic Survey Stones and Monuments on Waymarking.com

Placed on the Courthouse grounds in 1898 the meridians, a north and a south, were used to provide a true north/south line as a calibration standard by which surveyors could observe the magnetic declination and adjust their surveys accordingly. The south meridian has been lost or destroyed but the north meridian remains and is a 6 x 6 x 48 inch granite monument projecting 6 inches above the ground inscribed with 'NCGS + USCS 1898'.

The meridian is situated in the northwest corner of the courthouse grounds in the southeast quadrant of Calhoun St and Thomas Bragg Dr. Located 75.5 ft north of the north edge of a parking lot, 75 ft southeast of a utility pole, 65 ft west of a large tree, 61 ft east of the sidewalk along Thomas Bragg Dr, and 23 ft south of the sidewalk on Calhoun St.

Monumentation Type: Dressed stone Monument Category: Meridian Line marker Accessible to general public: yes Monument Website: [Web Link] County: Northampton County - Jackson, NC USGS Quad: Jackson Monumentation Type (if other): Not listed Monument Category (if other): Not listed Explain Non-Public access: Not listed Historical significance: Not listed NGS PID: Not listed Other Coordinates: Not Listed Other Coordinates details: Not listed Approximate date of monument: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
1. A closeup photo of the monument is required.
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2. A 'distant' photo including the monument in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.

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Date Logged Log User Rating   05/11/2012 FRESH AIR53 visited it