GA0546 - L 108 - Washington County, TN
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member vhasler
N 36° 21.500 W 082° 28.162
17S E 368166 N 4024696
Found benchmark along the country road
Waymark Code: WM60ZH
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 03/14/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 2

Description (1935): 2.2 MI W FROM BOONE. 2.2 MILES WEST ALONG A COUNTY ROAD FROM THE CLINCHFIELD, CAROLINA AND OHIO RAILWAY STATION AT BOONE, WASHINGTON COUNTY, AT THE JUNCTION OF COUNTY HIGHWAY 508, 23 FEET EAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE ROAD, 5 FEET NORTHEAST OF A GATE, 2 FEET EAST OF A WIRE FENCE, AND 1 FOOT HIGHER THAN THE HIGHWAY. A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED L 108 1935 AND SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST.

Gate and wire fence are gone. BM probably survived as it is right next to a power/telephone pole.

Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: L 108 1935

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: GA0546

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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