DG0102 - Montreal Circle - Tucker, GA
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Lat34North
N 33° 50.137 W 084° 15.352
16S E 753939 N 3747317
Located on the north side of Montreal Circle, east of Montreal Rd. Station is about 6 inches below the level of the curb and below ground level and 66 feet east of a utility pole, 6 inches north of the curb. Active RR.
Waymark Code: WM8KBC
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 04/13/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 2

Located on the north side of Montreal Circle, east of Montreal Rd. Station is about 6 inches below the level of the curb and below ground level and 66 feet east of a utility pole, 6 inches north of the curb. The rail line at this location is active.

Designation: B 40
Marker Type: survey 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)

1/1/1974 by NGS (GOOD)

RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1974 2.7 MI SW FROM TUCKER. A STANDARD MARTA BRASS DISK NORTH OF MONTREAL CIRCLE, ABOUT 2.7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE SEABOARD COAST LINE DEPOT AT TUCKER, 51.2 FEET SOUTH OF THE SOUTH SPUR RAIL OF THE SEABOARD COAST LINE RAILROAD TRACKS, 50.3 FEET SOUTHEAST OF AN UNNUMBERED POWER POLE, 1.25 FEET NORTH OF THE NORTH CURB OF MONTREAL CIRCLE, SET ATOP A CONCRETE POST, FLUSH WITH THE GROUND.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: B 40

Benchmark Agency: Not listed

Benchmark Agency (if other): N/A

Monumentation type: Survey Mark

Monumentation type (if other): N/A

County: DeKalb

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Northeast Atlanta

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): N/A

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: DG0102

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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  2. A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
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