Clanton West Municipal Tank (CN2964) - Clanton, AL
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member xptwo
N 32° 50.228 W 086° 39.585
16S E 531843 N 3633282
The West Municipal Tower is located on the west side of Clanton, Alabama. It is possibly the shortest tower in the area.
Waymark Code: WMFRGT
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 11/23/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
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The tower is located on Hannah Street, near the intersection with 4th Avenue North. The tank itself is painted white with no special markings.

The description from the datasheet reads:

01/01/1971 by NGS (FIRST OBSERVED)

DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1971 (JLC) THE CLANTON WEST MUNICIPAL WATER TANK IS LOCATED AT THE WEST EDGE OF TOWN, ON THE NORTH SIDE OF STATE HIGHWAY 22. TO REACH THE TANK FROM THE CLANTON POST OFFICE, GO WEST ON THE PAVED STREET FOR 0.05 MILE TO ITS JUNCTION WITH U.S. HIGHWAY 31. TURN RIGHT AND GO NORTH ON HIGHWAY 31 FOR 0.2 MILE TO ITS JUNCTION WITH HIGHWAY 22. TURN LEFT AND GO WEST ON HIGHWAY 22 FOR 1.7 MILES TO THE STATION ON THE RIGHT. IT IS A SIX-LEGGED STEEL STRUCTURE, PAINTED GREEN, WITH AN ELLIPTICAL TOP, ABOUT 65 FEET HIGH. THE POINT INTERSECTED WAS THE TOP CENTER.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: CLANTON W MUN TANK

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Elevated Tank

County: Chilton

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Clanton West

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: CN2964

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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