DE2291 - BEECH ISLAND TV STA WATU MAST - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

1/1/1970 by NGS (FIRST OBSERVED)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1970 (CAA) THE STATION, AUGUSTA TELEVISION STATION WATU MAST, IS THE RED LIGHT ATOP THE ANTENNA POLE ATOP THE ALTERNATED RED AND WHITE SECTIONED MAST THAT IS 1550 FEET HIGH. THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, 9 MILES WEST OF NEW ELLENTON AND 3 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BEECH ISLAND. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE JUNCTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 278 AND STATE HIGHWAY 19, ABOUT 1-1/2 MILES SOUTH OF NEW ELLENTON, GO WESTERLY ON U.S. HIGHWAY 278 FOR 9.1 MILES TO A CROSSROAD (S-2-65). TURN RIGHT AND GO NORTH-NORTHWEST ON COUNTY ROAD S-2-65 FOR 0.4 MILES TO A DIRT ROAD ON THE RIGHT. TURN RIGHT AND GO EASTERLY ON DIRT ROAD FOR 0.25 MILE TO STATION ON RIGHT. THE OWNER OF TELEVISION COMPANY COULD NOT BE CONTACTED DUE TO THEIR TELEPHONE BEING DISCONNECTED.
12/31/1994 by SCGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY SOUTH CAROLINA GEODETIC SURVEY 1994 (DDW) RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: -blank- Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: Radio/TV Mast County: Aiken 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: DE2291 Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed Monumentation type (if other): Not listed USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Not listed Special category (optional): Not listed Special Category (if other): Not listed Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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