Moton Field CM1199 - Tuskegee, AL - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

Hanger 1 is where the main visitor center and museum are located in this state of the NPS construction and restoration at Moton Field, the place where the Tuskegee Airmen of World War II fame began their flight training. If one looks to the left of the parking area, there is a Gulf sign by the corner. The benchmark is located in the paving at that corner.

It is interesting to note that this benchmark was placed during the time Hanger 1 was being used as an active Army facility to train African American men as pilots. It is easy to forget that normal activities such as these surveys would still be needed during the war.

From the Datasheet description:

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1945 AT MOTON FIELD. AT MOTON FIELD, MACON COUNTY, 1.6 FEET EAST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF HANGAR 1, AND IN THE TOP OF THE CONCRETE RAMP. A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED T 181 1945.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: T181 1945 Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk County: Macon USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Tuskegee 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: CM1199 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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