Lee County Courthouse Spire (CM2261) - Opelika, AL
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N 32° 38.760 W 085° 22.751
16S E 652020 N 3613203
The Lee County Courthouse in Opelika, Alabama, was built in 1896. The spire was monumented in 1930.
Waymark Code: WMHKGP
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 07/20/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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The courthouse is located on South 9th Street, between Avenue A and Avenue B. It has an impressive tower that does stand out.

The descriptions from the datasheet read:

01/01/1930 by CGS (FIRST OBSERVED)

01/01/1983 by NGS (GOOD)

DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1983 (DAH) RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. THE TOP OF CENTER OF THE BUILDING IS A CUPOLA WITH A CLOCK IN EACH OF ITS FOUR SIDES. AIRLINE DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM NEAREST TOWN--IN OPELIKA.

11/01/1986 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1986 (DTH) RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: OPELIKA CTHSE SPIRE

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Spire

County: Lee

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Opelika 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: CM2261

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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