DG3595 Cheaha Mtn LOT -- Mt Cheaha State Park, AL
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N 33° 29.130 W 085° 48.520
16S E 610678 N 3705746
The Cheaha Mountain Lookout Tower is NGS Benchmark DD3595
Waymark Code: WMWG9J
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 09/01/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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The CCC built Bunker Lookout Tower Mt Cheaha State Park, AL is also listed as NGS benchmark DG3595 Cheaha Mtn LOT.

From the NGS Datasheet: (visit link)

"DG3596 DESIGNATION - CHEAHA MTN LOT
DG3596 PID - DG3596
DG3596 STATE/COUNTY- AL/CLEBURNE
DG3596 USGS QUAD - CHEAHA MOUNTAIN (1976)
DG3596
DG3596 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
DG3596 ___________________________________________________________________
DG3596* NAD 83(1992)- 33 29 07.83637(N) 085 48 31.19567(W) ADJUSTED
DG3596* NAVD 88 - 734. (meters) 2408. (feet) VERTCON
DG3596 __________________________________________________________________
DG3596
DG3596_MARKER: 57 = LOOKOUT TOWER
DG3596
DG3596 HISTORY - Date Condition Recov. By
DG3596 HISTORY - 1941 FIRST OBSERVED CGS
DG3596 HISTORY - 1971 GOOD USE
DG3596
DG3596 STATION DESCRIPTION
DG3596
DG3596''DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1941 (GWL)
DG3596''THIS INTERSECTION STATION IS THE STONE LOOKOUT TOWER ON THE
DG3596''HIGHEST PART OF CHEAHA MOUNTAIN. THE TOP OF THE TOWER IS ABOUT
DG3596''50 FEET HIGH AND HAS GLASS WINDOWS IN THE LOOKOUT ROOM ON TOP.
DG3596''THE FINIAL ON TOP OF THE TOWER WAS OBSERVED UPON.
DG3596''
DG3596''THIS TOWER HAS ALMOST THE IDENTICAL POSTITION AS STATION
DG3596''CHEEHAHAW THE POSITION WHICH IS NOW A CROSS CUT IN THE STONE
DG3596''AND CONCRETE FLOOR OF THE LOOKOUT TOWER.
DG3596
DG3596 STATION RECOVERY (1971)
DG3596
DG3596''RECOVERY NOTE BY US ENGINEERS 1971
DG3596''THE LOOKOUT TOWER WAS RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION AS DESCRIBED."
Condition: Mark found in good condition

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Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Lookout Tower

County: Cleburne Co AL

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Cheaha Mountain

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: DG3596

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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