US Benchmark TTS 1 ~ PID FB1800 ~ Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Manville Possum
N 35° 41.268 W 083° 32.090
17S E 270620 N 3952282
A 1928 US Benchmark in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Waymark Code: WMW9NY
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 07/30/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 8

DESIGNATION - TTS 1
PID - FB1800
STATE/COUNTY- TN/SEVIER
USGS QUAD - GATLINBURG (1979)


MARKER: DD = SURVEY DISK
SETTING: 80 = SET IN A BOULDER
STAMPING: T.T. STA. NO. 1 TN 1928
STABILITY: C = MAY HOLD, BUT OF TYPE COMMONLY SUBJECT TO SURFACE MOTION


STATION DESCRIPTION

DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1934 2 MI S FROM GATLINBURG 2.0 MILES SOUTH ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 71 FROM GATLINBURG, AT THE JUNCTION OF STATE HIGHWAY 73, 30 FEET WEST OF A CAFE AND SERVICE STATION, 25 FEET NORTH OF THE NORTH END OF THE BRIDGE OVER LITTLE PIGEON RIVER, AT THE WEST EDGE OF THE PAVEMENT, IN THE TOP OF A BOULDER, AND 6 INCHES LOWER THAN THE HIGHWAY.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: TTS 1

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

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

County: Gatlinburg

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: FB1800

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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