ED1656 - ALTO N MUN TANK - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

1/1/1975 by NGS (FIRST OBSERVED)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1975 (JCL) THE STATION IS THE APEX OF VENT ATOP THE ALTO NORTH 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 110 FEET HIGH. LOCATED IN THE NORTHEAST SECTION OF THE SMALL COMMUNITY OF ALTO, ABOUT 0.3 MILE NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER OF TOWN, 50 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF U.S. HIGHWAY 23 AND 36 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF WHEELER AVENUE.

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): Longview, 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: ED1656 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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