Q 78 (GB0990) - Jamestown, TN
N 36° 25.653 W 084° 55.918
16S E 685387 N 4033358
An easy to spot benchmark disk mounted vertically in a cool old bank building in downtown Jamestown across from the courthouse.
Waymark Code: WM17H7T
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 02/21/2023
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An easy to spot benchmark disk mounted vertically in a cool old bank building in downtown Jamestown across from the courthouse.
USGS description below:
Documented History (by the NGS)
1935 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1951 AT JAMESTOWN.
AT JAMESTOWN, FENTRESS COUNTY, ON STATE HIGHWAY 28, 130 FEET
NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE,
AT A STREET INTERSECTION, 33 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF
THE EAST-AND-WEST STREET, 28 FEET EAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE
HIGHWAY, AT A SMALL BUILDING HOUSING THE FARMERS BANK IN 1935,
IN THE WEST WALL, 1.4 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE
BUILDING, AND 4 FEET ABOVE THE CONCRETE SIDEWALK. A STANDARD
DISK, STAMPED Q 78 1935 AND SET VERTICALLY.
Designation:
Q 78
Marker Type:
bench mark disk
Setting:
set in a massive structure
Stability:
probably hold position/elevation well
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: Q 78
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): Jamestown
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: GB0990
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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