USGS RESET 1943 - Roanoke, VA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member shmckdc
N 37° 15.144 W 079° 56.614
17S E 593687 N 4123395
USGS BM Disk, stamped "RESET 1943" located in SW Abutment of RR Trestle over Roanoke River.
Waymark Code: WMF76G
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/04/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 10

Recovered in good condition. Not reported on NGS or Geocaching websites. No elevation stamp.

Handheld Device Coordinates:
N37 15.144 W79 56.614

To reach benchmark disk from the intersection of Brandon Ave. and Franklin Rd - travel N on Franklin Rd. approx. 800' and turn right on Wiley Drive. Go approx 1200' and RR trestle will be on the left. Benchmark disk is located at SW abutment of RR trestle.

I believe this was the reset of an original 1905 disk. The information regarding the 1905 USGS disk 937 can be found in the USGS Bulletin 537, ca. 1914. Description from Bulletin 537 follows: (Roanoke, 1.5 miles south of, in southwest abutment of railway bridge over Roanoke River; aluminum tablet stamped "937"..................... Elevation 936.680')
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: -blank-

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Geological Survey

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

County: Roanoke

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Roanoke

Find type: Location information obtained from the USGS was used

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

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