HB0424 - Paducah 1934
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member trailhound1
N 37° 05.140 W 088° 35.839
16S E 358031 N 4105569
A US COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY STANDARD DISK CEMENTED IN A DRILL HOLE SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST WHICH PROJECTS 1 INCH BEHIND BUSH IN FRONT OF BRICK WALL.
Waymark Code: WMBX3C
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 06/29/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Volcanoguy
Views: 3

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1968 0.2 MI E FROM PADUCAH. ABOUT 0.1 MILE NORTHEAST ALONG BROADWAY FROM THE POST OFFICE AT PADUCAH, THENCE 0.1 MILE SOUTHEAST ALONG SOUTH 4TH STREET, AT THE EAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF THE STREET AND KENTUCKY AVENUE, 38 1/2 FEET NORTHEAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE STREET, 39 1/2 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF KENTUCKY AVENUE, 106 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE WEST CORNER OF FIRE STATION NUMBER 1, 19 1/2 FEET SOUTHEAST OF A POWER POLE, 18 FEET SOUTHEAST OF A FIRE HYDRANT, 64.0 FEET NORTHEAST AND ACROSS THE STREET FROM BENCH MARK PADUCAH 1934 RESET 1967, ABOUT 4 FEET ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE STREET, AND SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST WHICH PROJECTS 1 INCH.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: Paducah 1934

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

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

County: McCracken

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Paducah East

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: HB0424

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

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