INDOT Foun C37
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member KC9PDY
N 40° 11.293 W 087° 05.981
16T E 491514 N 4448652
An Indiana Department of Highways Bench Mark stamped "FOUN C37"
Waymark Code: WMMFYJ
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 09/15/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 2

Bronze tablet at the West end of the North wing wall of a Concrete Bridge over North Fork Coal Creek, on Indiana state road 55, 3/8 mile west of the Montgomery to Fountain County line, in Indiana. The tablet is stamped "Indiana Department of Highways" nowadays called Indiana Department of Transportation.


From the INDOT data sheet :-

Benchmark # C-37, Elevation 715.59 Feet. Located on a bridge, Sec. 9, T 20, R, 6-W, Township - Richland, County - Fountain. 1950 Feet west of the Montgomery - Fountain County line, on State Road 55. . Benchmark set in north west wing wall. (visit link)

Richland Township is one of eleven townships in Fountain County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 950. (visit link)

Fountain County lies in the western part of the U.S. state of Indiana on the east side of the Wabash River. The county was officially established in 1826 and was the 53rd in Indiana. The county seat is Covington. According to the 2000 census, its population was 17,954; the 2010 population was 17,240. The county has eight incorporated towns with a total population of about 9,700, as well as many small unincorporated communities; it is also divided into eleven townships which provide local services. An interstate highway, two U.S. Routes and five Indiana state roads cross the county, as does a major railroad line.
The state of Indiana was established in 1816. The first non-indigenous settler in the area that became Fountain County is thought to have been a Mr. Forbes, who arrived here in early 1823 and was soon followed by others. Fountain County was officially created on December 30, 1825, the act taking effect on April 1, 1826; the boundaries of the county have not changed since that time. It was named for Major James Fontaine of Kentucky who was killed at Harmar's Defeat (near modern Fort Wayne, Indiana) on October 22, 1790, during the Northwest Indian War. (visit link)
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: FOUN C37

Benchmark Agency: Indiana Department of Highways (IN)

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: Fountain County, Indiana

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Wingate

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from an online local database were used

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Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

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