DG0269 - Ponce De Leon Avenue - Atlanta, GA
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N 33° 46.396 W 084° 21.956
16S E 743927 N 3740135
DG0269 is located under a cast iron cover labeled U.S.C. & G.S. on the S side of Ponce De Leon Avenue, between Gleniris Drive and Southern Railroad overhead bridge.
Waymark Code: WM8EBA
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 03/21/2010
Views: 1
DG0269 is located under a cast iron cover labeled U.S.C. & G.S. on the S side of Ponce De Leon Avenue, between Gleniris Drive and Southern Railroad overhead bridge.
Designation: SEARS
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 IN THE SIDEWALK ON S SIDE OF PONCE DE LEON AVENUE, BETWEEN GLENIRIS DRIVE AND SOUTHERN RAILROAD OVERHEAD BRIDGE, 10.85 FEET S FROM S CURB, OF PONCE DE LEON AVENUE, 76.45 FEET SW FROM CENTER OF CATCH BASIN COVER IN S CURB OF PONCE DE LEON AVENUE, 67.23 FEET SW FROM CENTER OF S.B.T. AND T COMPANY MANHOLE COVER ON S SIDE OF PONCE DE LEON AVENUE, 64.85 FEET SE FROM CENTER OF SEWER MANHOLE COVER S OF SAFETY ZONE IN PONCE DE LEON AVENUE, 46.55 FEET SE FROM CENTER OF CATCH BASIN IN S CURB OF PONCE DE LEON AVENUE. STATION MARK IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN CONCRETE CYLINDER, 5 FEET LONG, 10 INCHES IN DIAMETER AT THE TOP, AND 18 INCHES IN DIAMETER AT THE BASE. CAST-IRON COVER OVER TOP OF MARK.
The Sears store here has closed.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: SEARS
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Benchmark Agency (if other): N/A
Monumentation type: TRAVERSE STATION Disk
County: Fulton
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Northeast Atlanta
Special category (optional): Not listed
Special Category (if other): N/a
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: DG0269
Monumentation type (if other): Not listed
Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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