HW0415 - W 46 - RR Station - Orange, VA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member vhasler
N 38° 14.724 W 078° 06.602
17S E 752908 N 4236993
Benchmark located in wall of Orange RR station
Waymark Code: WMAJQP
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 01/22/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 10

Official Description:
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1934 AT ORANGE. AT ORANGE, ORANGE COUNTY, IN THE NORTH FACE OF THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY STATION, 4 FEET EAST OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER, ABOUT 12 YARDS SOUTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF MAIN STREET, ABOUT 10 YARDS EAST OF THE MAIN TRACK, AND ABOUT 5 FEET ABOVE THE PLATFORM. A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED 533.237 W 46 1934 AND SET VERTICALLY.

Found as described in the RR station wall.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: W46 1934

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: ORANGE county, VA

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Charlottesville

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: HW0415

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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