INDOT MONT C39R - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

Bronze tablet set on Southwest corner of a bridge over a branch of the North Fork of Coal Creek, on SR 25, 1.9 Miles North of SR 55, in rural Wingate, Indiana.

From the INDOT data sheet :-

Benchmark # C39R, Elevation 726.550 Feet. Located in , Sec. 10 & 11, T 20-N, R, 6-W, Township - Coal Creek, County - Montgomery. 1.9 Miles North of SR 55, on Sr 25. Benchmark set on Southwest corner of a bridge over a Branch of the North Fork of Coal Creek. This is a reset of BM C39. (visit link)

Wingate, formerly known as Pleasant Hill, is a town in Coal Creek Township, Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. The population was 263 at the 2010 census. Wingate was platted, (as Pleasant Hill), by Christian Bever in 1832. Citizens later renamed the town in honor of prominent townsperson, John C. Wingate. (visit link)

Coal Creek Township is one of eleven townships in Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,544. Coal Creek Township took its name from Coal Creek, which was so named from the deposits of coal in its hillsides. The township contains a total of seven cemeteries, including this one. (visit link)

Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 38,124. The county seat is Crawfordsville. Montgomery County was established by an act of the Indiana state legislature passed on December 21, 1822, which defined the county's boundaries and provided for the organization of its government. It was formed from parts of Wabash New Purchase attached to Parke and Putnam Counties. The county was named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed on December 31, 1775, while attempting to capture Quebec City in the Battle of Quebec. (visit link)

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: MONT C39R Benchmark Agency: Indiana Department of Highways (IN) Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk County: Montgomery 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 Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link] Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link] Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed Monumentation type (if other): Not listed Special category (optional): Not listed Special Category (if other): Not listed NGS PID: Not listed

Recent Visits/Logs:

There are no logs for this waymark yet.