DG0149 - Delaware Ave - Atlanta, GA - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

Located in the sidewalk under a cast iron cover labeled USC&GS on the north side of Delaware Ave between Delaware and Eastwood Avenues.

Designation: DELAWARE
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)

1/1/1927 by CGS (MONUMENTED)

1/1/1952 by NGS (GOOD)

RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1952 IN ATLANTA. IN ATLANTA, FULTON COUNTY, ABOUT 2.6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DOWNTOWN FIVE POINTS, ON THE SOUTH OR OUTSIDE OF A CURVE OF DELAWARE AVENUE S.E., 248 FEET EAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF EASTWOOD AVENUE S.E., 42.3 FEET SOUTHEAST OF A MANHOLE IN DELAWARE AVENUE, AND 21.5 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE OR 6.0 FEET SOUTH OF THE SOUTH CURB OF SAME. A STANDARD TRAVERSE DISK IS STAMPED DELAWARE 1927 987.652 AND SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST THAT IS 0.5 FOOT BELOW A CAST-IRON COVER WHICH IS FLUSH WITH THE SIDEWALK SURFACE.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: DELAWARE Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Benchmark Agency (if other): N/A Monumentation type: TRAVERSE STATION Disk Monumentation type (if other): N/A County: FULTON USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Southeast Atlanta Special category (optional): Not listed Special Category (if other): N/A 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: DG0149 Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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