GA1831 - Q 247 - Jefferson City, TN
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member vhasler
N 36° 07.554 W 083° 29.517
17S E 275742 N 4000788
Quick Description: Benchmark on side of US post office.
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 5/4/2012 4:58:56 PM
Waymark Code: WMEBZ4
Published By: Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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Long Description:
Official Description:
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1967 AT JEFFERSON CITY. AT JEFFERSON CITY, AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF ANDREW JOHNSON HIGHWAY AND SOUTH RUSSELL AVENUE, SET VERTICALLY IN THE WEST FACE AND NEAR THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE STONE FOUNDATION OF THE POST OFFICE BUILDING, 5 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE BUILDING, 1 FOOT ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE GROUND AND 4 FEET ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE AVENUE.

Found as described. Andrew Johnson Highway (11E) has been moved to become four lanes to south.

Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: Q 247 1967

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

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

County: Jefferson County

USGS Topographic Quadrangle Name: Talbott

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: GA1831

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

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