"Berclair" Reference Mark 1 in Memphis
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member CuriousBM
N 35° 09.067 W 089° 54.450
16S E 235135 N 3893672
"Berclair" Reference Mark 1 in Memphis
Waymark Code: WMQC5X
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 02/02/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 1

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1968 IN MEMPHIS. THIS MARK IS LOCATED AT THE BERCLAIR 1959 TRAVERSE STATION SITE NEAR THE BERCLAIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN THE NORTHEAST SECTION OF MEMPHIS. IT IS 90.89 FEET SOUTHEAST OF REFERENCE MARK NO. 2, 70.30 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE STATION MARK, 22 FEET EAST OF THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF THE T INTERSECTION OF NORTH PERKINS ROAD AND TUTWILER AVENUE, 21 FEET WEST-NORTHWEST OF A 36-INCH BLACK OAK TREE, 7.5 FEET SOUTH OF A TELEPHONE POLE, 1.0 FOOT EAST OF THE WEST EDGE OF A CONCRETE CURB, AND ABOUT 2.7 FEET BELOW THE ELEVATION OF THE STATION. IT IS A STANDARD REFERENCE MARK DISK CEMENTED IN A DRILL HOLE IN THE WEST EDGE OF A CONCRETE SIDEWALK ALONG THE EAST EDGE OF NORTH PERKINS ROAD AND THE DISK IS STAMPED BERCLAIR NO 1 1959.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: BERCLAIR RM 1

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: REFERENCE 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: FE1222

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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