E 239 (GB1493) - Russell County KY - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

A survey marker in the sidewalk going across Wolf Creek Dam. The closest and easiest parking I found was at 36.867578 -85.149718.

NGS description below:

Documented History UNK MONUMENTED USACE, 1951 GOOD CGS

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1951

ABOUT 2.65 MILES SOUTHWEST ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 35 FROM THE POST OFFICE AT ROWENA, IN THE TOP OF THE CONCRETE SIDE WALK OF CONCRETE PORTION OF WOLF CREEK DAM OVER CUMBERLAND RIVER, ABOUT 0.3 MILE NORTHEAST OF SOUTHWEST END OF DAM, ABOUT 150 YARDS SOUTHWEST OF NORTHEAST END OF CONCRETE PORTION OF DAM, 0.4 FOOT SOUTHWEST OF THE EXTENDED NORTHEAST WALL OF CONCRETE BUILDING HOUSING ELEVATOR CONTROL, 0.8 FOOT EAST OF A CORNER IN CONCRETE BANISTER AND LEVEL WITH SIDE WALK. NOTE-- FOUND UNSTAMPED AND ASSIGNED OUR NEXT DESIGNATION. NOTE-- THE ELEVATION 773.640 WAS FOUND STAMPED ON THE DISK AND IT WAS NOT CHANGED TO THE C AND GS ELEVATION OF 773.220 FEET.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: E 239 Benchmark Agency: U.S. Engineer Department Monumentation type: Survey Mark County: Russell USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): WOLF CREEK DAM (2019) 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: GB1493 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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