409 2, Lexington, KY
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member wuja
N 38° 02.133 W 084° 23.802
16S E 728471 N 4212958
An unpublished 1951 reset of a 1934 USCGS&SS station 409. Not listed in the NGS database despite using a USCGS disk.
Waymark Code: WM1NRW
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 06/10/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member seventhings
Views: 36

In the southeast corner of intersection of Winchester Road and Man O War Blvd.

Location of the original station 409 is now apparently under pavement. It's description (now completely irrelevant) was:

409 (Ky.Geod.S.)(Fayette County, D.V.Terrell, 1934).--5.8 miles west of Lexington, on east side of Bryant Road, 120 feet south of Lexington-Winchester Road, and 2 feet east of east right-of-way plank fence. Station is a U.S.C.& G.S. and State Survey standard disk in concrete.

Elevation: 1,017.736 feet.

Plane coordinates: (S), x = 2,389,751.89 feet; y = 622,559.15 feet.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: NO. 409 2 1951

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Disk (unspecified type)

County: Fayette, KY

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

Special category (optional): Not listed

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): Not listed

NGS PID: Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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