TANGIER ISLAND SWAIN MEM CH (FW1343) - Tangier Island, VA - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

The point intersected for inclusion in the database of National Geodetic survey was the spire of the Swain Memorial United Methodist Church. Descriptive text from current NGS datasheet is as follows:

STATION DESCRIPTION

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1942 (WDP)
THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE E SIDE OF CHESAPEAKE BAY, ON THE W SIDE OF TANGIER SOUND, ON TANGIER ISLAND.

THE STATION IS THE SPIRE ON SWAIN MEMORIAL CHURCH AND IS LOCATED ON THE SE CONRER OF THE BUILDING.

STATION RECOVERY (1951)

RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1951 (JB)
STATION IS LOCATED IN THE TOWN ON TANGIER ISLAND. IT IS THE SPIRE ON SWAIN MEMORIAL CHURCH AND IS LOCATED ON THE SE CORNER OF THE BUILDING.

STATION RECOVERY (1955)

RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1955 (DAJ)
STATION NOT VISITED BUT USED AS HYDROGRAPHIC SIGNAL.

STATION RECOVERY (1961)

RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1961 (KAM)
STATION WAS RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. PREVIOUS DESCRIPTIONS ARE ADEQUATE.

STATION RECOVERY (2004)

RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 2004 (EEC)
RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: - none - Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: Church Spire County: Accomack County USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Tangier Island - VA 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: FW1343 Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link] Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed Monumentation type (if other): Not listed Special category (optional): Not listed Special Category (if other): Not listed

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