U 197 (GB0948) - Oneida, Scott County, TN
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Team Geologynut
N 36° 29.932 W 084° 30.690
16S E 722882 N 4042162
An easy to find USG&C Benchmark Disk mounted vertically in a building in Oneida, TN. Plenty of parking at building.
Waymark Code: WM18PXM
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 09/07/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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An easy to find USG&C Benchmark Disk mounted vertically in a building in Oneida, TN. Plenty of parking at building.

NGS description below:

Documented History (by the NGS)

1950 by CGS (MONUMENTED)

AT ONEIDA, ALONG THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY, 128 YARDS EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE STATION, SET VERTICALLY IN THE SOUTH FACE OF THE SOUTH BRICK WALL OF THE ONEIDA BANK AND TRUST COMPANY BUILDING, 17 FEET WEST OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE BUILDING, 132 FEET NORTH OF THE NORTH RAIL OF THE MAIN TRACK, 91 1/2 FEET NORTH OF THE NORTH RAIL OF A SIDETRACK, 41 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER OF A JUNCTION OF BANK AND DEPOT STREETS, 28 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF DEPOT STREET, 11 1/2 FEET EAST OF THE CENTER OF THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE BUILDING, AND ABOUT 3 FEET ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE GROUND.

Designation:
U 197

Marker Type:
BENCH MARK DISK

Setting:
SET IN A MASSIVE STRUCTURE

Stability:
PROBABLY HOLD POSITION/ELEVATION WELL
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: U 197

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

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

County: Scott County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Oneida South

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: GB0948

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

Visit Instructions:
  1. A closeup photo of the mark taken by you is required.
  2. A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
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