Williamson County Court House, TN - 648 USGS - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1960 AT FRANKLIN. ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION-- AT FRANKLIN, WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, AT THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, MIDWAY BETWEEN THE FRONT ENTRANCE AND THE NORTH CORNER OF THE BUILDING, AND IN THE TOP COURSE OF THE MASONRY FOUNDATION. THE MARK IS 2.0 FEET (0.61 METER) ABOVE THE CONCRETE WALKWAY AND ABOUT 15.0 FEET FROM THE NORTH BUILDING CORNER (AS OF MARCH 2015). AN EARLY UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY STANDARD DISK, STAMPED 648 NASHVILLE 1899 AND SET VERTICALLY. THIS IS UNCOMMON TYPE OF DISK I EVER HAVE SEEN. IT IS LOCATED IN SOUTH OF THE STREET INTERSECTION (LOOP) OF THIRD AVENUE AND MAIN STREET AROUND THE PUBLIC SQUARE.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: 648 Benchmark Agency: U.S. Geological Survey Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk County: Franklin USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Franklin (1981) Special category (optional): Not listed Find type: Location information obtained from the USGS was used Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link] NGS PID: FD0486 Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link] Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed Monumentation type (if other): Not listed Special Category (if other): Not listed

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