ED1653 - BALDWIN MUN TANK
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc
N 34° 30.847 W 083° 31.542
17S E 268144 N 3822059
Located along Hwy 15.
Waymark Code: WM18XF
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 02/26/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Black Dog Trackers
Views: 10

1/1/1975 by NGS (FIRST OBSERVED)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1975 (JCL) THE STATION IS THE APEX OF VENT ATOP THE BALDWIN MUNICIPAL WATER TANK. THE TANK HAS A CYLINDRICAL BODY WITH A DOME TOP AND HEMISPHERICAL BOTTOM, SUPPORTED BY FOUR TUBULAR LEGS. IT IS SILVER IN COLOR AND APPROXIMATELY 140 FEET HIGH. LOCATED IN THE NORTH SECTION OF BALDWIN, ABOUT 0.6 MILE NORTH OF THE CENTER OF TOWN, 300 FEET WEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF U.S. HIGHWAY 441 BY-PASS, AND 57 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF A TRACK ROAD.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: -blank-

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Elevated Tank

County: Habersham

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Baldwin

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: ED1653

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

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