DG0038 - Briarcliff Road, Atlanta, GA
Posted by: Lat34North
N 33° 47.382 W 084° 20.333
16S E 746386 N 3742022
DG0038 is located at the NW corner of Briarcliff Road and University Drive in the grass plot between the curb and stone wall.
Waymark Code: WM8C5J
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 03/10/2010
Views: 2
DG0038 is located at the NW corner of Briarcliff Road and University Drive in the grass plot between the curb and stone wall.
Designation: UNIVERSITY
Marker Type: traverse station disk
Setting: set into the top of a round concrete monument
Stability: May hold, but of type commonly subject to surface motion.
Documented History (by the NGS)
1/1/1927 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1927 (EOH) TRAVERSE STATION AND BENCH MARK IS ON THE NW CORNER OF BRIARCLIFF ROAD AND UNIVERSITY DRIVE IN THE GRASS PLOT BETWEEN THE CURB AND STONE WALL AROUND CANDLERS ESTATE, 4.82 FEET FROM STONE WALL. IT IS 68.71 FEET SW FROM FIRE PLUG ON E SIDE OF BRIARCLIFF ROAD AT EXTENSION OF N CURB OF UNIVERSITY DRIVE, 34.24 FEET W FROM CENTER OF MANHOLE COVER IN E SIDE OF BRIARCLIFF ROAD IN GRASS PLOT BETWEEN E CURB AND SIDEWALK, 99.66 FEET NW FROM CENTER OF COVER OF CATCH BASIN ON E SIDE OF BRIARCLIFF ROAD, 137.94 FEET NW FROM CENTER OF COVER OF CATCH BASIN ON E SIDE OF BRIARCLIFF ROAD. STATION MARK IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN CONCRETE CYLINDER, 5 FEET LONG, 10 INCHES IN DIAMETER AT THE TOP, 18 INCHES IN DIAMETER AT THE BASE. CAST-IRON COVER OVER TOP OF MARK.
Note: The Candler Estate is now owned by Emory University.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: UNIVERSITY
Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: TRAVERSE STATION Disk
County: DeKalb
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Northeast Atlanta
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: DG0038
Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed
Monumentation type (if other): Not listed
Special Category (if other): Not listed
Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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