HB0359 - U 389 - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1968 2.1 MI W FROM PADUCAH. ABOUT 0.1 MILE NORTHWEST ALONG NORTH 5TH STREET FROM THE POST OFFICE AT PADUCAH, THENCE 0.2 MILE SOUTHWEST ALONG JEFFERSON STREET, THENCE 1.8 MILES NORTHWEST ALONG 8TH STREET WHICH IS THE BUSINESS ROUTE FOR U.S. HIGHWAY 45, NEAR THE CENTER OF A TRIANGULAR SHAPED TRAFFIC ISLAND, 33 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF 8TH STREET, 53 FEET WEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF JULIA STREET WHICH IS U.S. HIGHWAY 45, 28 FEET NORTHEAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF U.S. HIGHWAY 45 SOUTH, 12 1/2 FEET WEST OF A TELEPHONE POLE, 5 1/2 FEET SOUTHEAST OF A HISTORICAL SIGN, 3 1/2 FEET EAST OF A CITY LIMIT SIGN, 1.0 FOOT WEST OF A METAL WITNESS POST, ABOUT LEVEL WITH THE HIGHWAYS, AND ON THE TOP OF A 5/8-INCH COPPER COATED ROD THAT IS DRIVEN TO A DEPTH OF 57 FEET AND IS ENCASED IN A 6-INCH CAST IRON PIPE WHICH PROJECTS 6 INCHES.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: U 389 1968 Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk County: McCracken USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Paducah West Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link] NGS PID: HB0359 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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