HB0359 - U 389
Posted by: trailhound1
N 37° 05.894 W 088° 37.838
16S E 355094 N 4107013
A US COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY STANDARD DISK CEMENTED IN A DRILL HOLE SET ON THE TOP OF A COPPER COATED ROD THAT IS ENCASED IN A CAST IRON PIPE WHICH PROJECTS 6 INCHES.
Waymark Code: WMBX3V
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 06/29/2011
Views: 4
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1968 2.1 MI W FROM PADUCAH. ABOUT 0.1 MILE NORTHWEST ALONG NORTH 5TH STREET FROM THE POST OFFICE AT PADUCAH, THENCE 0.2 MILE SOUTHWEST ALONG JEFFERSON STREET, THENCE 1.8 MILES NORTHWEST ALONG 8TH STREET WHICH IS THE BUSINESS ROUTE FOR U.S. HIGHWAY 45, NEAR THE CENTER OF A TRIANGULAR SHAPED TRAFFIC ISLAND, 33 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF 8TH STREET, 53 FEET WEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF JULIA STREET WHICH IS U.S. HIGHWAY 45, 28 FEET NORTHEAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF U.S. HIGHWAY 45 SOUTH, 12 1/2 FEET WEST OF A TELEPHONE POLE, 5 1/2 FEET SOUTHEAST OF A HISTORICAL SIGN, 3 1/2 FEET EAST OF A CITY LIMIT SIGN, 1.0 FOOT WEST OF A METAL WITNESS POST, ABOUT LEVEL WITH THE HIGHWAYS, AND ON THE TOP OF A 5/8-INCH COPPER COATED ROD THAT IS DRIVEN TO A DEPTH OF 57 FEET AND IS ENCASED IN A 6-INCH CAST IRON PIPE WHICH PROJECTS 6 INCHES.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: U 389 1968
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk
County: McCracken
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Paducah West
Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge
Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]
NGS PID: HB0359
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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