"Rich" Azimuth Mark in Memphis
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member CuriousBM
N 35° 08.083 W 089° 52.617
16S E 237867 N 3891772
"Rich" Azimuth Mark in Memphis
Waymark Code: WMQ54V
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 12/21/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 1

01/01/1959 by CGS (MONUMENTED)

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1959 IN MEMPHIS. THIS MARK IS 1.3 MILE SOUTH ALONG WHITE HAVEN ROAD FROM THE INTERSECTION FROM U.S. HIGHWAY 70, THENCE 0.6 MILE EAST ON RICH ROAD, AT THE JUNCTION OF RICH ROAD AND MONTELO ROAD, 55.5 FT. NORTH-NORTHWEST OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF A RED BRICK HOUSE NO. 5553, 9 FT. NORTH OF THE SOUTH CURB OF RICH ROAD, 9 FT. WEST OF THE CENTER OF A PRIVATE DRIVE, A DISK DRILLED IN THE SIDEWALK. THIS MARK IS ABOUT 0.25 MILE EAST OF STATION RICH 1959.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: RICH AZ MK

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: AZIMUTH MARK Disk

County: Memphis, TN

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Northeast Memphis (1997)

Special category (optional): Not listed

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: FE1467

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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