GA0936 - Q 107 - Fall Branch Elem. School
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member 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
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Black Dog Trackers
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

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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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