GW1750 (GW2116) - Natural Bridge, VA
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N 37° 37.583 W 079° 32.583
17S E 628566 N 4165360
Located directly underneath the Natural Bridge.
Waymark Code: WM6N7K
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 06/24/2009
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DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1984 IN NATURAL BRIDGE. IN NATURAL BRIDGE, DIRECTLY UNDER THE NORTH EDGE OF THE HIGH ARCH OF NATURAL BRIDGE, 0.2 KM (0.1 MI) SOUTH-SOUTHWEST ALONG THE PAVED PATH FROM THE TICKET OFFICE, IN TOP OF A 0.91-METER BY 0.91-METER (3-FT BY 3-FT) OUTCROP SURROUNDED BY A STONE WALL, WHICH IS USED TO STAND UPON AND VIEW THE CARVED INITIALS G.W., CARVED BY GEORGE WASHINGTON IN 1750, THIS OUTCROP POINT WAS ALSO USED BY GEORGE WASHINGTON TO SURVEY THIS AREA OF ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY IN 1750, 1.21 METERS (4.0 FT) WEST OF THE EAST EDGE OF THE ROCK WALL ALONG THE EAST BANK OF CEDAR CREEK, 7.62 METERS (25.0 FT) NORTHEAST AND ACROSS CEDAR CREEK FROM THE INITIALS G.W. CARVED IN THE EAST FACE OF NATURAL BRIDGE. THE MARK IS 0.30 M ABOVE PAVED PATH OF TOUR.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: GW 1750
Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: Vertical Control Mark
County: Rockbridge
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): NATURAL BRIDGE (1978)
Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge
Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]
NGS PID: GW2116
Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed
Monumentation type (if other): Not listed
Special category (optional): Not listed
Special Category (if other): Not listed
Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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