GA1087 - V 241 - Washington County, TN
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member vhasler
N 36° 24.873 W 082° 35.442
17S E 357382 N 4031105
BM is obvious on well-kept property with white sided house
Waymark Code: WM60VZ
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 03/14/2009
Views: 5

Description (1961): 2.1 MI E FROM FALL BRANCH. FROM THE FALL BRANCH SCHOOL IN FALL BRANCH, GO 0.5 MILE SOUTH ON STATE HIGHWAY 81 TO A CROSSROADS, THEN GO 1.6 MILE EAST ON A PAVED ROAD TO A HOUSE ON THE LEFT. THE BENCH MARK IS LOCATED ON THE PROPERTY OF MR. CANIE EDWARDS, 41 FT. SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE HOUSE, 33 FT. NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER OF PAVED ROAD, 2.3 FT. SOUTHWEST OF A FENCE, AND 1.4 FT. NORTHWEST OF A WITNESS SIGN. THE DISK IS SET IN TOP OF A CONCRETE POST PROJECTING 3 INCHES AND IS ABOUT 1 FT. ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE ROAD.

Not able to reach BM from I-81 (legally), take Exit

Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: V 241 1961

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

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

County: Washington County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Sullivan Gardens Quad

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: GA1087

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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