GA0936 - Q 107 - Fall Branch Elem. School
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vhasler
N 36° 24.671 W 082° 37.182
17S E 354776 N 4030774
Benchmark in brick front of Fall Branch Elem. School, which is still in use.
Waymark Code: WM53AT
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 11/03/2008
Views: 5
Official description: DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1961 AT FALL BRANCH. AT FALL BRANCH, WASHINGTON COUNTY, ON STATE HIGHWAY 81, IN THE WEST FACE OF THE SCHOOL, 40 YARDS EAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE HIGHWAY, 30 FEET SOUTH OF THE STEPS, 15 FEET EAST OF A WALK, AND 3 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED Q 107 1935.
All is correct - except the date stamped in 1955. Must have been an error and no relocation/reset was indicated.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: Q 107 1955
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk
County: Washington County
Special category (optional): Not listed
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: GA0936
Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed
Monumentation type (if other): Not listed
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Not listed
Special Category (if other): Not listed
Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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