GA0797 - C98 - Sullivan County (TN)
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member vhasler
N 36° 27.167 W 082° 30.167
17S E 365331 N 4035220
Benchmark at the intersection of Fordtown & Lebanon roads at site of former Fordtown Christian Church cemetary
Waymark Code: WM4P8J
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 09/14/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Black Dog Trackers
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USGS database is correct: AT THE WEST EDGE OF A GRAVEYARD, 17.4 FT. SOUTHWEST OF THE LETTER C IN NAME CHILDRESS ON GRAVE MARKER STONE, except witness sign is gone.

Geocache GCPB08 "Burial By Permission Only!" at this site and near City of Kingsport benchmark waymark WM4P87.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: C98 1935

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey and State Survey

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: Sullivan County (TN)

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used

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NGS PID: GA0797

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Not listed

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