Clanton Water Tank (CN2959) - Clanton, AL - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

Even though the paint is a bit faded and there is rust showing on some parts, the water tank is easily visible. It can even be seen from I-65 as one goes north past exit 208 and looks toward the west. The street that gets one closest to the tank is Keystone Drive. This is one of several tanks used by surveyors in this area.

The description from the datasheet reads:

01/01/1971 by NGS (FIRST OBSERVED)

DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1971 (JLC) THE CLANTON EAST MUNICIPAL WATER TANK IS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF THE CLANTON AIRPORT. IT IS A FOUR-LEGGED STEEL STRUCTURE WITH AN ELLIPTICAL TOP, PAINTED RED AND WHITE CHECKERED, ABOUT 140 FEET HIGH, WITH A RED LIGHT AT THE APEX. THE POINT INTERSECTED WAS THE TOP CENTER.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: CLANTON E MUN TANK Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: Elevated Tank County: Chilton USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Clanton East 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: CN2959 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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