GA1800 - Y246 - MORRISTOWN, TN
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member vhasler
N 36° 11.738 W 083° 20.811
17S E 288989 N 4008200
Benchmark on the outside brick wall of former Manley school gym - now "The Outlet" of Manley Baptist Church.
Waymark Code: WMEBTM
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 05/04/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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Official Description:
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1967 3.2 MI W FROM MORRISTOWN. ABOUT 3.2 MILES WEST ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 11E FROM THE CITY HALL AT MORRISTOWN, ABOUT 125 YARDS SOUTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE HIGHWAY, SET VERTICALLY IN THE WEST FACE OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE GYM FOR THE MANLEY SCHOOL, 4.4 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE BUILDING AND 2 FEET ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE GROUND.

Official coordinates were very off. Location is now "The Outlet" youth area of Manley Baptist Church; however, the west wall remains untouched by the extensive modification of the old public school.

Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: Y246 1967

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

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

County: Hamblen County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Morristown

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: GA1800

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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