EB3983 - SHANNON WSTS RADIO RELAY MAST, near Red Springs, NC - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

Note: Base of antenna is behind equipment building, now located in a fenced pasture, approach to base is limited due to fence and animals.
Documented History (by the NGS)
1/1/1977 by NCGS (FIRST OBSERVED)
DESCRIBED BY NORTH CAROLINA GEODETIC SURVEY 1977 (LFS) THE STATION, SHANNON LAURINBURG WSTS RADIO RELAY MAST, IS THE RED LIGHT ON TOP OF A 650 FOTT STRUCTURE THREE SIDED AND MADE OF TUBULAR STEEL. THE STATION IS 1.7 MILES NORTH OF SHANNON. TO REACH STATION FROM THE NC 71 SR 1001 CROSSROAD IN SHANNON, PROCEED NORTH ALONG SR 1001 FOR 1.6 MILES TO THE HOKE-ROBESON COUNTY LINE CONTINUE FOR 0.2 MILE TO STATION APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET NORTHEAST OF HIGHWAY.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: SHANNON WSTS RADIO RELAY MAST Benchmark Agency: other (not included below) Benchmark Agency (if other): NORTH CAROLINA GEODETIC SURVEY Monumentation type: Radio/TV Mast County: Robeson 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: EB3983 Monumentation type (if other): Not listed USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Not listed Special category (optional): Not listed Special Category (if other): Not listed Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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