FC0063 (R 259) USC&GS Benchmark - Lenoir City, TN - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

A USGS Benchmark along the RR tracks in Lenoir City. This one was easy to spot on the overpass pillar.

Prepare for a 3 to 4 mile hike down RR tracks to find this USGS benchmark. We parked a car at each end of our little hike. I'll provide those paring coordinates later in the description. We found a total of 4 benchmarks on this hike; FC0054, FC0057, FC0062, & FC0063. We DNF'd 2 and found 1 other destroyed.

Parking #1 coords: N35° 45.439 W84° 19.186
Parking #2 coords: N35° 47.258 W84° 16.233

USGS description below:

Documented History (by the NGS)

01/01/1968 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1968 1 MI SW FROM LENOIR CITY. ABOUT 1.0 MILE SOUTHWEST ALONG THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY FROM THE STATION AT LENOIR CITY, ABOUT 8-3/4 RAILS SOUTHWEST OF MILEPOST 155, SET VERTICALLY IN THE SOUTHEAST FACE OF THE NORTHEAST LEG OF THE NORTHWEST PIER UNDER A BLACKTOP ROAD OVERPASS OVER THE TRACK, 15 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE NORTHWEST RAIL, 2 1/2 FEET ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE GROUND AND ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE TRACK.

Designation:
R 259

Marker Type:
bench mark disk

Setting:
massive structures

Stability:
Probably hold position/elevation well.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: R 259 Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk County: Lenoir City, Loudon County USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Lenoir City 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: FC0063 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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