Q 78 (GB0990) - Jamestown, TN
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Team Geologynut
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
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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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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