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USGS 1086 - Roanoke, VA - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com
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USGS 1086 - Roanoke, VA
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N 37° 14.035 W 079° 58.677
17S E 590659 N 4121311
USGS BM Disk 1086, Roanoke VA
Waymark Code:
WMF76Y
Location:
Virginia, United States
Date Posted:
09/04/2012
Published By:
Ernmark
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Recovered in poor condition. Stamping is mostly illegible due to railbed rock and weather damage over the years. Disk was underneath 4-6" of railbed rock. Very steep approach from above - cleaned disk surface with a long stick and pictures were at arm's length due to danger of sliding on rocks down into ravine below.
Approximate Coordinates:
N 37° 14.035 W 079° 58.677
The information regarding the 1905 USGS disk 1086 can be found in the USGS Bulletin 537, ca. 1914. Description from Bulletin 537 follows: (Roanoke, 4 miles south of, 600 feet south of milepost 117, east side of stone culvert; aluminum tablet stamped "1086"............................ Elevation 1, 085.956')
Condition:
Mark found in poor condition
Designation:
1086
Benchmark Agency:
U.S. Geological Survey
Monumentation type:
Not labeled BENCH MARK, but with an ELEVATION marked on it
County:
Roanoke
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional):
Garden City
Find type:
Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used
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NGS PID:
GW1393
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