GA0569 - F 57 - ETSU campus - Johnson City, TN
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member vhasler
N 36° 18.353 W 082° 22.044
17S E 377233 N 4018743
Benchmark on the campus of East Tennessee State University
Waymark Code: WM560C
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 11/16/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Volcanoguy
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Last here in April 2004. Geocache GCJ9Y3 "Teacher's College Benchmark Cache" is right here.

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1934 AT JOHNSON CITY. AT JOHNSON CITY, WASHINGTON COUNTY, AT THE STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, 27 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF WEST WALNUT STREET, 24 FEET WEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF LAKE STREET, AND 1 FOOT NORTH OF AN IRON FENCE. A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED F 57 1934 AND SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST.

Correct as described. Now has a bright orange witness post.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: F 57 1934

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

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

County: Washington County

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: GA0569

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

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

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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