GA0475 - Z 100 - Johnson City, TN
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member vhasler
N 36° 22.810 W 082° 21.398
17S E 378316 N 4026970
Benchmark near former general store
Waymark Code: WM60WE
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 03/14/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 2

Description (1960): 3.6 MI SE FROM FLOURVILLE. 3.6 MILES SOUTHEAST ALONG A COUNTY ROAD AND THE OLD BRISTOL HIGHWAY FROM FLOURVILLE, WASHINGTON COUNTY, AT THE DAN FORD GENERAL STORE, 55 FEET NORTH OF THE NORTH SIDE OF THE STORE, 23.5 FEET WEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE HIGHWAY, 21.7 FEET SOUTH OF THE SOUTH SIDE OF A GARAGE, AND 3 FEET LOWER THAN THE HIGHWAY, AND 1 FOOT EAST OF STEEL WITNESS POST. A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED Z 100 1935 AND SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST.

The store is still there, but closed.

Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: Z 100 1935

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): Bluff City 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: GA0475

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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