EC2444 Winnsboro RM 2 1934
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NCDaywalker
N 34° 23.067 W 081° 05.317
17S E 491853 N 3804787
Nice little benchmarker on an old stone fence in Winnsboro, SC.
Waymark Code: WMZ97Q
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 10/03/2018
Views: 5
Location: In FAIRFIELD county
Designation: WINNSBORO RM 2
Marker Type: reference mark disk
Setting: retaining walls, concrete ledge, etc.
Documented History (by the NGS)
01/01/1934 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
06/15/1993 by SCGS (GOOD)
DESCRIBED BY SOUTH CAROLINA GEODETIC SURVEY 1993 (DDW) STATION IS LOCATED IN WINNSBORO. OWNERSHIP--CHRISTINE KETCHIN, 301 NORTH CONGRESS STREET, WINNSBORO, SC 29180. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE JUNCTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 321 BUSINESS AND STATE HIGHWAY 200, 0.9 MILE (1.4 KM) NORTH OF WINNSBORO, GO SOUTH SOUTHEAST ON HIGHWAY 321 BUSINESS FOR 0.55 MILE (0.89 KM) TO THE JUNCTION OF STATE ROAD 76 (FAIRFIELD STREET), TURN RIGHT ON ROAD 76 FOR 0.05 MILE (0.08 KM) TO THE STATION ON THE RIGHT IN THE CAPSTONE OF A GRANITE WALL. STATION IS A DRILL MARK IN THE CAPSTONE PROJECTING 3.5 FEET (1.1 M) AND 4.0 FEET (1.2 M) ABOVE THE ROAD, 147.2 FEET (44.9 M) WEST OF THE CENTER OF THE HIGHWAY, 20.7 FEET (6.3 M) NORTH OF THE CENTER OF THE ROAD, 7.5 FEET (2.3 M) WEST OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE SEVENTH GRANITE POST FROM THE HIGHWAY, 6.8 FEET (2.1 M) EAST NORTHEAST OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE EIGHTH GRANITE POST FROM THE HIGHWAY, 46.3 FEET (14.1 M) SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE MAIN PART OF A VINYL-SIDED HOUSE, 10.6 FEET (3.2 M) WEST OF A WITNESS POST AT A NO PARKING SIGN POST. RECOVERED BY C.E. GEOGHEGAN.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: Winnsboro 2 1934
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: REFERENCE MARK Disk
County: Fairfield
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Spartanburg
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: EC2444
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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