FORT SUMTER FLAGPOLE NEW - PID CJ0864
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N 32° 45.135 W 079° 52.470
17S E 605435 N 3624382
Located in the central area of Ft Sumter in Charleston, SC
Waymark Code: WM3D1Z
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 03/17/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Black Dog Trackers
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This is the central flag pole in the middle of a semi-circle of other flag poles. The lower portion of this flag pole is a monument.

CJ0864 ***********************************************************************
CJ0864 DESIGNATION - FORT SUMTER FLAGPOLE NEW
CJ0864 PID - CJ0864
CJ0864 STATE/COUNTY- SC/CHARLESTON
CJ0864 USGS QUAD - FORT MOULTRIE (1979)
CJ0864
CJ0864 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
CJ0864 ___________________________________________________________________
CJ0864* NAD 83(2001)- 32 45 08.11327(N) 079 52 28.28495(W) ADJUSTED
CJ0864* NAVD 88 -
CJ0864 ___________________________________________________________________
CJ0864 LAPLACE CORR- -2.96 (seconds) DEFLEC99
CJ0864 GEOID HEIGHT- -33.30 (meters) GEOID03
CJ0864 HORZ ORDER - THIRD
CJ0864
CJ0864.The horizontal coordinates were established by classical geodetic methods
CJ0864.and adjusted by the National Geodetic Survey in March 2004.
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CJ0864
CJ0864.The Laplace correction was computed from DEFLEC99 derived deflections.
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CJ0864.The geoid height was determined by GEOID03.
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CJ0864; North East Units Scale Factor Converg.
CJ0864;SPC SC - 102,484.294 715,061.907 MT 0.99992069 +0 37 26.3
CJ0864;SPC SC - 336,234.56 2,346,003.63 iFT 0.99992069 +0 37 26.3
CJ0864;UTM 17 - 3,624,382.579 605,433.001 MT 0.99973707 +0 36 32.2
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CJ0864 SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL
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CJ0864 NAD 83(1986)- 32 45 08.12560(N) 079 52 28.29110(W) AD( ) 4
CJ0864 NAD 27 - 32 45 07.49188(N) 079 52 28.97722(W) AD( ) 3
CJ0864
CJ0864.Superseded values are not recommended for survey control.
CJ0864.NGS no longer adjusts projects to the NAD 27 or NGVD 29 datums.
CJ0864.See file dsdata.txt to determine how the superseded data were derived.
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CJ0864_U.S. NATIONAL GRID SPATIAL ADDRESS: 17SPS0543324383(NAD 83)
CJ0864_MARKER: 62 = FLAGPOLE
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CJ0864 HISTORY - Date Condition Report By
CJ0864 HISTORY - 1933 FIRST OBSERVED CGS
CJ0864 HISTORY - 1956 GOOD CGS
CJ0864 HISTORY - 1963 GOOD CGS
CJ0864 HISTORY - 1963 GOOD CGS
CJ0864 HISTORY - 1978 GOOD ALSTER
CJ0864 HISTORY - 1981 GOOD NGS
CJ0864 HISTORY - 19970620 GOOD USPSQD
CJ0864
CJ0864 STATION DESCRIPTION
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CJ0864'DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1933 (GDC)
CJ0864'THE WHITE FLAGPOLE AT FORT SUMTER.
CJ0864
CJ0864 STATION RECOVERY (1956)
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CJ0864'RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1956 (IRR)
CJ0864'THE FLAGPOLE WAS RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. THE PUBLISHED
CJ0864'DESCRIPTION IS INADEQUATE. A NEW DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS--
CJ0864'
CJ0864'THE FLAGPOLE IS LOCATED IN FORT SUMTER, IN THE CENTER OF THE
CJ0864'CONCRETE WALKWAY LEADING TO THE FORT FROM THE LANDING PIER. THE
CJ0864'FLAGPOLE SITS ON TOP OF A MONUMENT ABOUT 3 FT. IN DIAMETER AND 10
CJ0864'FT. TALL. IT IS IN MEMORY OF A MAJOR ANDERSON, U.S.A. THE
CJ0864'FLAGPOLE IS PAINTED WHITE.
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CJ0864 STATION RECOVERY (1963)
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CJ0864'RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1963 (WMR)
CJ0864'DESTROYED. THE FLAGPOLE HAS BEEN MOVED TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION.
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CJ0864 STATION RECOVERY (1963)
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CJ0864'RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1963 (RWT)
CJ0864'THE STATION WAS RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED.
CJ0864'
CJ0864'OFFICE NOTE--APPARENTLY THE 1963 POSITION IS THE POSITION OF THE NEW
CJ0864'LOCATION OF THE FLAGPOLE.
CJ0864
CJ0864 STATION RECOVERY (1978)
CJ0864
CJ0864'RECOVERY NOTE BY ALSTER AND ASSOCIATES ENGINEERS 1978 (LOC)
CJ0864'STATION RECOVERED GOOD.
CJ0864'
CJ0864'DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM NEAREST TOWN--FORT SUMTER.
CJ0864
CJ0864 STATION RECOVERY (1981)
CJ0864
CJ0864'RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1981 (JCL)
CJ0864'THE FORT SUMTER NEW FLAGPOLE IS THE TALLEST OF FIVE POLES, ABOUT
CJ0864'15 METERS (49.2 FT) HIGH, SET IN A 1 METER (3.3 FT) HIGH ROUND
CJ0864'CONCRETE BASE, PAINTED WHITE WITH A GOLD BALL AT THE APEX. IT
CJ0864'IS IN THE ELEVATED GRASS AREA ON THE SEAWARD SIDE OF THE FORT
CJ0864'PROPER.
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CJ0864 STATION RECOVERY (1997)
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CJ0864'RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1997
CJ0864'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: -blank-

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: other (not any of the below)

Monumentation type (if other): Flag Pole

County: Charleston

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): FORT MOULTRIE (1979)

Special category (optional): Not listed

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: CJ0864

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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