1556 USGS
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member AK-Jeff
N 37° 43.442 W 080° 38.576
17S E 531466 N 4175256
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1958 AT ALDERSON. AT ALDERSON, 0.1 MILE EAST ALONG THE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY FROM THE STATION, AT THE INTERSECTION OF RAILROAD AVENUE AND SOUTH MONROE STREET, SET VERTICALLY IN THE WEST FACE OF STONE WATER TABLE OF QUILLEN LUMBER AND SUPPLY COMPANY (THREE-STORY BRICK BUILDING), 46 1/2 FEET SOUTH OF THE SOUTH RAIL OF THE SOUTH MAIN TRACK, 33 FEET SOUTH OF THE SOUTH RAIL OF SIDE TRACK, 10.2 FEET EAST OF EAST CURB OF STREET, 47 FEET NORTH OF THE PROLONGAT
Waymark Code: WM2Q6G
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 12/05/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Black Dog Trackers
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Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: 1556 USGS

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Geological Survey

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

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