T 096 (GB0906) - Scott County, TN
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Team Geologynut
N 36° 19.048 W 084° 37.444
16S E 713293 N 4021781
An easy to spot but not so easy to get to USC& G Benchmark Disk right off Hwy 27 in Scott County. Plenty of parking next to it but it's a scramble up some loose RR gravel to get to it!
Waymark Code: WM18PX5
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 09/07/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 1

An easy to spot but not so easy to get to USC& G Benchmark Disk right off Hwy 27 in Scott County. Plenty of parking next to it but it's a scramble up some loose RR gravel to get to it!

NGS description below:

Documented History (by the NGS)

1950 by CGS (MONUMENTED)

ABOUT 3.35 MILES SOUTH ALONG THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY FROM THE STATION AT ROBBINS, SET IN THE TOP OF THE WEST END OF THE NORTH CONCRETE ABUTMENT OF A STEEL RAILROAD BRIDGE OVER U.S. HIGHWAY 27 AND BLACK WOLF CREEK, 5 1/2 FEET WEST OF THE WEST RAIL OF THE WEST TRACK, AND ABOUT 2 FEET BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE TRACK.

Designation:
T 196

Marker Type:
BENCH MARK DISK

Setting:
SET IN A MASSIVE STRUCTURE

Stability:
PROBABLY HOLD POSITION/ELEVATION WELL
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: T 196

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: Scott County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Robbins

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: GB0906

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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