DG2781 - Spring St. - Atlanta, GA
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Lat34North
N 33° 46.342 W 084° 23.335
16S E 741801 N 3739981
DG2781 is located under a cast iron cover labeled U.S.C. & G.S. in the sidewalk on the west side of Spring Street at the Varsity.
Waymark Code: WM8EBG
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 03/21/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Black Dog Trackers
Views: 1

DG2781 is located under a cast iron cover labeled U.S.C. & G.S. in the sidewalk on the west side of Spring Street at the Varsity.

Designation: LINDEN RESET 1958
Marker Type: bench mark disk
Setting: setting not listed - see description
Stability: Mark of questionable or unknown stability.


Documented History (by the NGS)

1/1/1958 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1958 (ALW) IN ATLANTA, IN THE NW ANGLE OF THE INTERSECTION OF SPRING STREET AND NORTH AVENUE, 24.1 FEET W OF THE CENTER LINE OR 4.1 FEET W OF THE W CURB OF THE FORMER, 34.0 FEET N OF THE N CURB (THE CENTER LINE IS UNCERTAIN NOW WITH CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS), OR 24.0 FEET N OF THE N BUILDING LINE OF THE AVENUE, ABOUT 0.6 FOOT BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE SIDEWALK, AND ACCESSIBLE THRU A CAST-IRON COVER BEARING THE CAST-IN LETTERS U S C AND G S. THE MARK IS A STANDARD COAST SURVEY BENCH MARK DISK STAMPED LINDEN RESET 1958 AND SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST. NO SUBSURFACE MARK WAS SET.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: LINDEN RESET 1958

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Benchmark Agency (if other): N/A

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

Monumentation type (if other): N/A

County: Fulton

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Northwest Atlanta

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): N/A

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: DG2781

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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  2. A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
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