GC2267 Nashville L&N RR Sta Ball -- Nashville TN - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

The Louisville & Nashville Railroad Station (better known as Union Station) is also NGS benchmark GC2267 Nashvile L&N RR Sta Ball.

From the datasheet:

"GC2267 DESIGNATION - NASHVILLE L AND N RR STA BALL
GC2267 PID - GC2267
GC2267 STATE/COUNTY- TN/DAVIDSON
GC2267 USGS QUAD - NASHVILLE WEST (1983)
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GC2267 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
GC2267 ___________________________________________________________________
GC2267* NAD 83(1995)- 36 09 26.56271(N) 086 47 05.68477(W) ADJUSTED
GC2267* NAVD 88 -
GC2267 __________________________________________________________________
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GC2267_MARKER: 55 = TOWER
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GC2267 HISTORY - Date Condition Recov. By
GC2267 HISTORY - 1934 FIRST OBSERVED CGS
GC2267 HISTORY - 1949 GOOD AMS
GC2267 HISTORY - 1953 GOOD CGS
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GC2267 STATION DESCRIPTION
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GC2267''DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1934 (GLA)
GC2267''STATION IS THE METAL BALL AT THE APEX OF THE ROOF OF THE UNION DEPOT
GC2267''TOWER, LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF 10TH AVENUE AND
GC2267''BROADWAY IN NASHVILLE. THE TOWER IS A LIMESTONE STRUCTURE, ABOUT 25
GC2267''FEET SQUARE, WHICH RISES ABOUT 75 FEET ABOVE THE MAIN DEPOT
GC2267''BUILDING. IT HAS A SMALL ROUND WINDOW ON EACH OF THE FOUR SIDES OF
GC2267''THE TOWER ABOUT 25 FEET BELOW THE TOP.
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GC2267 STATION RECOVERY (1949)
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GC2267''RECOVERY NOTE BY US ARMY MAP SERVICE (NOW DMA) 1949 (EAR)
GC2267''STATION WAS RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
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GC2267 STATION RECOVERY (1953)
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GC2267''RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1953 (ELJ)
GC2267''STATION WAS RECOVERED WITH THE FOLLOWING CHANGES. IT IS NOW THE UNION
GC2267''DEPOT, THE STATUE (WINGED MERCURY) WAS BLOWN DOWN ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO,
GC2267''BUT THE METAL BALL WHICH SUPPORTED THE STATUE IS STILL INTACT. IT IS
GC2267''NOW CALLED UNION DEPOT, TOWER."

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: -blank- Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: other (not any of the below) Monumentation type (if other): Tower County: Davidson Co. TN USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Nashville East 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: GC2267 Benchmark Agency (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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