M 203 (GB1085) - Fentress County, TN - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

A vertically mounted benchmark in a sandstone rock outcrop easy to spot from the road. This is on a forest road between Pickett State Park & Pogue Creek Canyon State Natural Area.

USGS description below:

Documented History (by the NGS)

1951 by CGS (MONUMENTED)

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1951 8.6 MI N FROM EAST JAMESTOWN. ABOUT 6.15 MILES NORTHEAST ALONG A GRAVEL ROAD FROM THE SCHOOL AT EAST JAMESTOWN, THENCE ABOUT 2.4 MILES NORTHWEST ALONG A GRAVEL ROAD, SET VETICALLY IN FACE OF AN OUTCROPPING SANDSTONE LEDGE, 13 FEET WEST OF CENTER LINE OF ROAD, 98 FEET SOUTH OF CENTER OF A DIM CROSSROAD, 28 FEET NORTHWEST AND ACROSS ROAD FROM A TRIANGULAR BLAZED 9-INCH OAK TREE, AND ABOUT 3 FEET ABOVE ROAD.

Designation:
M 203

Marker Type:
BENCH MARK DISK

Setting:
SET IN ROCK OUTCROP

Stability:
MOST RELIABLE AND EXPECTED TO HOLD STABILITY: POSITION/ELEVATION WELL

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: M 203 Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk County: Fentress County USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Sharp Place 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: GB1085 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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