G-18 - Paducah, Kentucky
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BruceS
N 37° 05.015 W 088° 35.962
16S E 357845 N 4105341
Benchmark on the grounds of the McCracken County Courthouse in Paducah, Kentucky.
Waymark Code: WM6D77
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 05/15/2009
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ABOUT 0.1 MILE SOUTHWEST ALONG BROADWAY FROM THE POST OFFICE
AT PADUCAH, THENCE 0.2 MILE SOUTHEAST ALONG SOUTH 6TH STREET
WHICH IS U.S. HIGHWAYS 60 AND 62, AT THE SOUTH CORNER OF THE
INTERSECTION OF THE STREET AND WASHINGTON STREET, IN THE NORTH
CORNER OF THE MC CRACKEN COUNTY COURTHOUSE LAWN, 157 FEET NORTH OF
THE NORTH CORNER OF THE COURTHOUSE, 52 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE
CENTERLINE OF SOUTH 6TH STREET, 36 1/2 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE
CENTERLINE OF WASHINGTON STREET, 30 FEET SOUTHWEST OF A POWER
POLE WHICH BEARS A STREET LIGHT, 16 FEET SOUTH OF A FIRE
HYDRANT, 1 FOOT SOUTHEAST OF A 10-INCH CONCRETE RETAINING WALL,
ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE STREETS, AND SET IN THE TOP OF
A CONCRETE POST WHICH PROJECTS 5 INCHES.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: G18
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Benchmark Agency (if other): Coast and Geodetiv Survey
Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk
Monumentation type (if other): Concrete Post
County: McCracken
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): PADUCAH EAST
Special category (optional): Not listed
Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge
Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]
NGS PID: HB0422
Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]
Special Category (if other): Not listed
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