Auburn Water Co Armstrong Tank (CM2249) - Auburn, AL - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

Originally monumented in 1943, this tank has been repainted different colors over its life. The current color seems to be a faded white, with a large Auburn on the side done in the orange color used by Auburn University.

The 1943 and 1983 descriptions from the datasheet read:

01/01/1943 by CGS (FIRST OBSERVED)

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1943 (GWL) THIS INTERSECTION STATION IS THE AUBURN WATER COMPANY, ARMSTRONG STREET, TANK. IT IS A SQUAT BOWL ATOP A 6-LEGGED STEEL STRUCTURE, OVERALL HEIGHT ABOUT 125 FEET AND IS PAINTED ALUMINUM COLOR. IT IS 150 FEET E OF THE CENTER OF ARMSTRONG STREET AND 41 FEET S OF THE S FENCE OF THE AUBURN CEMETERY. THE POINT OBSERVED UPON WAS THE BALL AT THE APEX OF THE ROOF OF THE TANK.

01/01/1983 by NGS (GOOD)

RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1983 (DAH) RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. THE TANK IS CURRENTLY PAINTED LIGHT BLUE-GREEN. AIRLINE DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM NEAREST TOWN--IN AUBURN.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: AUBURN WATER CO ARMSTRONG TANK Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: Elevated Tank County: Lee USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Auburn 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: CM2249 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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