CN0342 Union Station - Montgomery, AL
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member xptwo
N 32° 22.833 W 086° 18.800
16S E 564590 N 3582825
This benchmark is located on the wall next to the entrance door to the Montgomery Area Visitor Center located in the former Union Station depot in Montgomery, Alabama.
Waymark Code: WMFEAD
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 10/06/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 14

If one looks at the entrance, one can see a plaque on the brick wall to the right of the door. The benchmark is located below the plaque. The benchmark was placed in 1933, when this was an active train station serving the capital of Alabama.

The description from the datasheet reads:

01/01/1933 by CGS (MONUMENTED)

01/01/1967 by NGS (GOOD)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1967 IN MONTGOMERY. AT MONTGOMERY, AT THE JUNCTION OF LEE AND WATER STREETS, AT THE UNION STATION, IN THE SOUTHEAST BRICK FACE OF THE BUILDING, 1 FOOT NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF THE ENTRANCE, AND ABOUT 5 FEET ABOVE THE SIDEWALK. A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED 165.875 C 14 1933 AND SET VERTICALLY
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: C 14

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: Montgomery

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Montgomery North

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: CN0342

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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