J 332 (HA0669) - Owensboro, KY - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

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A benchmark is a point whose position is known to a high degree of accuracy and is normally marked in some way. The marker is often a metal disk made for this purpose, but it can also be a church spire, a radio tower, a mark chiseled into stone, or a metal rod driven into the ground. Over two centuries or so, many other objects of greater or lesser permanence have been used. Benchmarks can be found at various locations all over the United States. They are used by land surveyors, builders and engineers, map makers, and other professionals who need an accurate answer to the question, "Where?" Many of these markers are part of the geodetic control network (technically known as the National Spatial Reference System, or NSRS) created and maintained by NOAA's National Geodetic Survey (NGS).

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1953

AT OWENSBORO, AT EAST SECOND AND LEWIS STREET, IN THE TOP OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE WEST CONCRETE BASE OF THE FIRST STEEL PIER NORTH OF SOUTH APPROACH OF THE BRIDGE OVER THE OHIO RIVER, 12 FEET SOUTH OF SOUTH CURB OF EAST 2ND STREET, 5 1/2 FEET EAST OF EAST CURB OF LEWIS STREET AND ABOUT 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: J 332 1953 Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk County: Daviess (Owensboro) USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): OWENSBORO EAST Find type: Location information obtained from the USGS was used Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link] NGS PID: HA0669 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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