DRY RIDGE 3 RESET, DF8178, Kentucky
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member wuja
N 38° 40.690 W 084° 34.691
16S E 710669 N 4283847
A reset of one of the 39th parallel transcontinental arc stations from 1889. The new mark is third order vertical control.
Waymark Code: WM1M08
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 05/29/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Black Dog Trackers
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Since it was set in 2002 it is not in geocaching.com database.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: DRY RIDGE 3 1889-1949 RESET 2002

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Vertical Control Mark

County: Grant, KY

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Williamstown, KY

Special category (optional): Not listed

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: DF8178

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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