DG0288 - Boulevard - Atlanta, GA - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

Long Description:
This station is located below a cast-iron cover labeled USC&GS at the NE corner of Seal Place and N Boulevard, Atlanta, GA. The markings on the disc are very hard to read.

Location: In FULTON county, GA
Designation: SEAL
Marker Type: traverse station disk
Setting: set into the top of a round concrete monument
Stability: May hold, but of type commonly subject to surface motion.

Documented History (by the NGS)

1/1/1952 by NGS (GOOD)

RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1952 IN ATLANTA. IN ATLANTA, FULTON COUNTY, ABOUT 2.0 MILES NORTHEAST OF DOWNTOWN FIVE POINTS, AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SEAL PLACE AND BOULEVARD N.E., 7.2 FEET EAST OF THE EAST CURB OF BOULEVARD, 5.8 FEET NORTH OF THE NORTH CURB OF SEAL PLACE, 5.2 FEET NORTHWEST OF A FIRE HYDRANT, AND 4 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE WEST END OF A LOW CONCRETE RETAINING WALL. A STANDARD TRAVERSE DISK IS STAMPED SEAL 1926 895.421 AND SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST 0.6 FOOT BELOW A CAST-IRON COVER THAT IS FLUSH WITH THE SIDEWALK SURFACE.

5/10/1996 by NGS (GOOD)

RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1996 (JRO) RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED.

Condition: Mark found in poor condition Designation: SEAL Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: TRAVERSE STATION disk County: Fulton USGS Topographic Quadrangle Name: Hemy Grady High School USGS Northeast Atlanta Quad 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: DG0288 Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed Monumentation type (if other): Not listed Special Category (if other): Not listed Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

Visit Instructions:


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2. A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.

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