Benchmark W 171 - Nashville, TN
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N 36° 08.933 W 086° 48.815
16S E 516769 N 4000478
Benchmark W 171 - Nashville, TN
Waymark Code: WMPH81
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 08/31/2015
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01/01/1948 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1948 AT NASHVILLE. AT NASHVILLE, IN CENTENNIAL PARK, ABOUT 58 YARDS SOUTH OF THE SOUTH CORNER OF A REPLICA OF THE PARTHENON, ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF A MONUMENT TO THE RAILROAD INDUSTRY, ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF THE NORTHWEST STEPS TO THE MONUMENT, AT THE SOUTHWEST END OF A BENCH ON THE MONUMENT INSCRIBED LAW-CHARITY, AND SET HORIZONTALLY IN THE FOUNDATION ABOUT 2 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND.
01/01/1960 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1960 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
08/07/1987 by LOCSUR (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY LOCAL SURVEYOR (INDIVIDUAL OR FIRM) 1987 (MG) RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: W 171
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk
County: Nashville, TN
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Nashville West (1983)
Special category (optional): Not listed
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: GC0451
Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]
Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed
Monumentation type (if other): Not listed
Special Category (if other): Not listed
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