CN0339 South Meridian -- AL State Capitol, Montgomery AL
N 32° 22.657 W 086° 18.052
16S E 565765 N 3582508
A very cool 19th century bolt benchmark on the grounds of the AL State Capitol in Montgomery
Waymark Code: WMWG9W
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 09/01/2017
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CN0339 South Meridian is listed in the NGS database. Its twin, North Meridian a few dozen yards away, is not.
From the NGS Datasheet:
"CN0339 DESIGNATION - SOUTH MERIDIAN
CN0339 PID - CN0339
CN0339 STATE/COUNTY- AL/MONTGOMERY
CN0339 USGS QUAD - MONTGOMERY NORTH (1981)
CN0339
CN0339 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
CN0339 ___________________________________________________________________
CN0339* NAD 83(1986)- 32 22 39. (N) 086 18 02. (W) SCALED
CN0339* NAVD 88 - 84.291 (meters) 276.54 (feet) ADJUSTED
CN0339 __________________________________________________________________
CN0339
CN0339_MARKER: B = BOLT
CN0339_SETTING: 7 = SET IN TOP OF CONCRETE MONUMENT
CN0339_STABILITY: C = MAY HOLD, BUT OF TYPE COMMONLY SUBJECT TO
CN0339+STABILITY: SURFACE MOTION
CN0339
CN0339 HISTORY - Date Condition Recov. By
CN0339 HISTORY - UNK MONUMENTED CGS
CN0339 HISTORY - 1967 GOOD NGS
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CN0339 STATION DESCRIPTION
CN0339
CN0339''DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1967
CN0339''IN MONTGOMERY.
CN0339''AT MONTGOMERY, IN THE YARD OF THE STATE CAPITOL, NEAR THE JUNCTION OF
CN0339''DEXTER AVENUE AND BAINBRIDGE STREET, 95 FEET EAST OF THE EAST CURB OF
CN0339''BAINBRIDGE STREET, 51 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE
CN0339''STEPS LEADING TO THE CAPITOL BLDG, 19 FEET SOUTH OF THE SOUTH SIDE OF
CN0339''THE STEPS LEADING EAST UPHILL FROM BAINBRIDGE STREET TO THE CAPITOL
CN0339''BLDG, SET ON THE TOP OF A STONE POST PROJECTING 1.5 FEET ABOVE THE
CN0339''GROUND. THE LETTERING USC AND GS IS INSCRIBED ON THE TOP OF THE POST
CN0339''AND THE LETTERING SOUTH MERIDIAN ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE POST."
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: -blank-
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: Bolt
County: Montgomery County AL
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Montgomery
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: CN0339
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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