EB4243 GIBSON 2 AZ MK
Posted by: NCDaywalker
N 34° 45.116 W 079° 37.744
17S E 625480 N 3846389
One of several bench marks in the area around the state line near Gibson, NC.
Waymark Code: WMYFEV
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 06/10/2018
Views: 1
Information on Geocaching website:
01/01/1993 by SCGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY SOUTH CAROLINA GEODETIC SURVEY 1993 STATION IS LOCATED 1.15 MILES (1.85 KM) WEST SOUTHWEST OF GIBSON, NORTH CAROLINA. OWNERSHIP--SCDOT, DIRECTOR OF PRECONSTRUCTION, P.O. BOX 191, COLUMBIA, SC 29202, PHONE 803-737-1350. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE JUNCTION OF STATE HIGHWAYS 381 (CHURCH STREET) AND 79 (MAIN STREET) IN GIBSON, GO WEST ON HIGHWAY 79 FOR 0.3 MILE (0.5 KM) TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA STATE LINE, CONTINUE ON HIGHWAY 79 FOR 0.75 MILE (1.21 KM) TO THE STATION ON THE RIGHT NEAR A TELEPHONE JUNCTION BOX IN THE NORTH ANGLE OF A GRAVEL DRIVEWAY LEADING TO A TWO STORY MASONITE-SIDED HOUSE. STATION IS A CONCRETE POST FLUSH WITH THE GROUND. 37.5 FEET (11.4 M) NORTH NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER OF THE HIGHWAY, 30.2 FEET (9.2 M) WEST SOUTHWEST OF THE CENTER OF THE DRIVEWAY, 15.0 FEET (4.6 M) WEST SOUTHWEST OF THE TELEPHONE JUNCTION BOX P20, 130.2 FEET (39.7 M) SOUTH OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE HOUSE, 26.5 FEET (8.1 M) EAST OF A 1.0-FOOT PINE TREE WITH A SCGS REFERENCE WASHER ATTACHED. NOTE-STATION IS INTERVISIBLE WITH HORIZONTAL STATION GIBSON 2. DESCRIBED BY C.E. GEOGHEGAN..
Florence
EC4243
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: GIBSON 2 AZ MK
Benchmark Agency: other (not included below)
Benchmark Agency (if other): SOUTH CAROLINA GEODETIC SURVEY
Monumentation type: AZIMUTH MARK Disk
County: Marlboro
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Florence
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: EB4243
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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