EB3886 - LAUREL HILL TANK, Laurel Hill, NC
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member NCDaywalker
N 34° 48.598 W 079° 32.896
17S E 632783 N 3852929
This water tower is part of the Pates Water Company system that serves part of the Laurel Hill community. This is one of the oldest water towers in the county and the oldest privately owned that is still in use today.
Waymark Code: WM81EH
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 01/09/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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Documented History (by the NGS)
1/1/1978 by NCGS (FIRST OBSERVED)
DESCRIBED BY NORTH CAROLINA GEODETIC SURVEY 1978 (ACD) THE STATION, LAUREL HILL TANK, IS THE BALL ON TOP OF WATER TANK APPROXIMATELY 125 FEET HIGH PAINTED SILVER WITH 4 LEGS AND STANDPIPE AND BEARS THE LEGEND--PATES OF LAUREL HILL--ON THE SIDE. THE STATION IS LOCATED IN LAUREL HILL, APPROXIMATELY 450 FEET NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF US 74 WITH SR 1148 AND SR 1001.
1/1/1985 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1985 (WKB) RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
1/1/1988 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1988 (RMP) RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: LAUREL HILL TANK

Benchmark Agency: other (not included below)

Benchmark Agency (if other): NORTH CAROLINA GEODETIC SURVEY

Monumentation type: Elevated Tank

County: Scotland

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: EB3886

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

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

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

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