DG0038 - Briarcliff Road, Atlanta, GA - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

DG0038 is located at the NW corner of Briarcliff Road and University Drive in the grass plot between the curb and stone wall.

Designation: UNIVERSITY
Marker Type: traverse station disk
Setting: set into the top of a round concrete monument
Stability: May hold, but of type commonly subject to surface motion.


Documented History (by the NGS)

1/1/1927 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1927 (EOH) TRAVERSE STATION AND BENCH MARK IS ON THE NW CORNER OF BRIARCLIFF ROAD AND UNIVERSITY DRIVE IN THE GRASS PLOT BETWEEN THE CURB AND STONE WALL AROUND CANDLERS ESTATE, 4.82 FEET FROM STONE WALL. IT IS 68.71 FEET SW FROM FIRE PLUG ON E SIDE OF BRIARCLIFF ROAD AT EXTENSION OF N CURB OF UNIVERSITY DRIVE, 34.24 FEET W FROM CENTER OF MANHOLE COVER IN E SIDE OF BRIARCLIFF ROAD IN GRASS PLOT BETWEEN E CURB AND SIDEWALK, 99.66 FEET NW FROM CENTER OF COVER OF CATCH BASIN ON E SIDE OF BRIARCLIFF ROAD, 137.94 FEET NW FROM CENTER OF COVER OF CATCH BASIN ON E SIDE OF BRIARCLIFF ROAD. STATION MARK IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN CONCRETE CYLINDER, 5 FEET LONG, 10 INCHES IN DIAMETER AT THE TOP, 18 INCHES IN DIAMETER AT THE BASE. CAST-IRON COVER OVER TOP OF MARK.


Note: The Candler Estate is now owned by Emory University.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: UNIVERSITY Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: TRAVERSE STATION Disk County: DeKalb USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Northeast Atlanta 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 Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link] NGS PID: DG0038 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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