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DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1982 (VDN) THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 13.7 KM (8.5 MI) NORTHWEST OF GAFFNEY, 11.3 KM (7 MI) NORTHEAST OF COWPENS, 9.7 KM (6 MI) EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CHESNEE, ON THE HIGHEST POINT OF THICKETTY MOUNTAIN. OWNERSHIP--MR JIMMIE RUPPE, 1407 CHEROKEE AVENUE, GAFFNEY SC, PHONE 803-489-6632. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE JUNCTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 221 AND STATE HIGHWAY 11, IN CHESNEE. GO EAST ON STATE HIGHWAY 11 FOR 3.8 KM (2.35 MI) TO THE JUNCTION OF STATE HIGHWAY 110 AND U.S. HIGHWAY 221 ALTERNATE. CONTINUE EAST ON HIGHWAY 11 FOR 4.7 KM (2.95 MI) TO A CROSSROAD AT THE DANIEL MORGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. TURN RIGHT AND GO SOUTH ON COUNTY ROAD S-11-484 FOR 0.7 KM (0.45 MI) TO A T-INTERSECTION. TURN LEFT AND GO EAST ON COUNTY ROAD S-11-037 FOR 0.5 KM (0.3 MI) TO A DIRT SIDE ROAD RIGHT. TURN RIGHT AND GO SOUTHERLY ON THE DIRT ROAD FOR 0.8 KM (0.5 MI) TO THE TOP OF THE MOUUNTAIN AND THE STATION. THE STATION IS A STANDARD NGS REFERENCE MARK DISK STAMPED---THICKETTY 2 1935 1978 1981 NO 4---, SET INTO THE TOP OF A ROUND CONCRETE MONUMENT 30 CM IN DIAMETER FLUSH WITH GROUND. IT IS LOCATED 13.72 METERS (45.01 FT) SOUTHEAST FROM A UTILITY POLE WITH A TRANSFORMER, 12.17 METERS (39.93 FT) WEST FROM THE SOUTH CORNER OF A CHAIN LINK FENCE AND 5.5 METERS (18.0 FT) WEST FROM THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF THE DIRT ROAD. THE UNDERGROUND MARK IS A STANDARD NGS REFERENCE MARK DISK STAMPED---THICKETTY 1935 1978 1981 NO 4---, SET INTO AN IRREGULAR MASS OF CONCRETE 1.1 METERS BELOW THE SURFACE. THICKETTY 2 1935 1978 IS A STANDARD NGS DISK STAMPED---THICKETTY 2 1935 1978---, SET INTO THE TOP OF A ROUND CONCRETE MONUMENT 45 CM IN DIAMETER FLUSH WITH GROUND. IT IS LOCATED 10.26 METERS (33.7 FT) WEST FROM AN 80 CM TREE, 7.515 METERS (24.66 FT) SOUTHWEST FROM THE SOUTH CORNER OF A CONCRETE BLOCK BUILDING, 4.7 METERS (15.4 FT) EAST-SOUTHEAST FROM THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF A DIRT ROAD AND 4.40 METERS (14.44 FT) SOUTHWEST FROM THE SOUTH CORNER OF A CHAINLINK FENCE. THE UNDERGROUND MARK WAS NOT CHECKED AT THIS TIME. REFERENCE MARK NUMBER 2 IS THE CENTER OF THE SHANK, SET INTO ROCK OUTCROP. IT IS LOCATED 20.0 METERS (65.7 FT) SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FROM THE SOUTH CORNER OF A CONCRETE BLOCK BUILDING, 17.1 METERS (56.1 FT) SOUTHWEST FROM THE CENTER OF AN 80 CM TREE AND 14.3 METERS (47.0 FT) SOUTHEAST FROM THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF THE DIRT ROAD. MARK IS BELOW STATION 2 METERS. HEIGHT OF LIGHT SHOWN ABOVE THE MARK WAS 18 METERS.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: THICKETTY 2 1935 1978 1981 NO 4 Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: REFERENCE MARK Disk County: Cherokee Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link] NGS PID: FA3301 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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