Moton Field Control Tower CM1200 - Tuskegee, AL
Posted by: xptwo
N 32° 27.450 W 085° 40.761
16S E 624123 N 3591915
This benchmark is located on the Control Tower at the Moton Field National Park Service Historic Site in Tuskegee, Alabama.
Waymark Code: WMFE4G
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 10/05/2012
Views: 10
While the current visitor center is located in the museum in Hanger 1, the plans are to expand to Hanger 2. At the end of the Hanger 2 building, one can see the old Control Tower from the days when this was an active Army base training African American pilots during World War II. This placement date indicates that activities such as the survey programs continued during the War.
From the parking lot for Hanger 1, look to the east to spot the tower. Follow the sidewalk. The benchmark is on the wall by the door.
Description from the datasheet:
1/1/1945 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1945 AT MOTON FIELD. AT MOTON FIELD, MACON COUNTY, IN THE BRICK WALL OF THE CONTROL TOWER, 8 FEET EAST OF THE DOOR TO THE DISPATCHERS OFFICE, 1 FOOT WEST OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE BUILDING, AND ABOUT 4 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED U 181 1945 AND SET VERTICALLY.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: U 181 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: CM1200
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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Visit Instructions:
- A closeup photo of the mark taken by you is required.
- A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.