U. S. C & GS Benchmark F 53 - Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

DESIGNATION - F 53
PID - FB1801
STATE/COUNTY- TN/SEVIER
USGS QUAD - GATLINBURG (1979

MARKER: DB = BENCH MARK DISK
SETTING: 30 = CULVERT
STAMPING: F 53 1934
STABILITY: D = MARK OF QUESTIONABLE OR UNKNOWN STABILITY

DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1934
2.9 MI SE FROM GATLINBURG.
2.9 MILES SOUTHEAST ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 71 FROM GATLINBURG,
0.9 MILE EAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF STATE HIGHWAY 73, IN THE
TOP OF THE NORTH HEADWALL OF A CONCRETE CULVERT, AND 2.5 FEET
EAST OF THE WEST END. A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED F 53 1934.

Note: Tennessee State Highway 71 was the first real road over Newfound Gap. It was replaced by US Highway 441.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: F 53 Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk County: Sevier County, TN USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Gatlinburg Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link] NGS PID: FB1801 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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