Benchmark "E 9" - Thompsons Station, TN
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member CuriousBM
N 35° 48.027 W 086° 54.755
16S E 507898 N 3961819
Benchmark "E 9" - Thompsons Station, TN
Waymark Code: WMVTTG
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 05/25/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1960 AT THOMPSONS. THIS BENCH MARK IS AT THOMPSONS, 9 RAILS WEST OF THE PAVED ROAD CROSSING ON THE L. AND N. RAILROAD, 34 FT. WEST OF A POINT OF A SWITCH, 27 FT. SOUTH OF THE SOUTH RAIL, THE DISK IS CEMENTED IN A DRILL HOLE IN THE FACE OF A ROCK LEDGE ABOUT 3 FT. HIGHER THAN THE TRACK AND SET VERTICALLY.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: E 9

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

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

County: Thompsons Station, TN

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Spring Hill (1979)

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: FD0494

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

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