Benchmark: EG0483 " A 161 "
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member JacobBarlow
N 34° 15.881 W 088° 44.561
16S E 339558 N 3792878
While biking down the street this caught my eye, I decided to get the coordinates and a photo, the disk is fine, the page says poor condition though because what it's in has moved.
Waymark Code: WM329E
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 01/28/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Black Dog Trackers
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DESCRIBED BY MISSISSIPPI STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT 1962 1.9 MI NW FROM TUPELO. FROM THE TUPELO JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL GO NORTH ON U. S. HIGHWAY 45 FOR 0.4 MILE TO THE AIR PORT ROAD, TURN LEFT, WEST AND GO 1.5 MILES TO THE MARK ON THE LEFT AS DESCRIBED. THE MARK IS A DISK SET IN CEMENT IN A DRILLED HOLE IN THE EAST END OF THE SOUTH HEADWALL, 13.5 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE ROAD AND 1 FOOT ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE ROAD.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: A 161

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

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

County: Lee

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

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NGS PID: EG0483

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

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