Courthouse Benchmark (CN0340) - Montgomery, Alabama
Posted by: xptwo
N 32° 22.500 W 086° 18.517
16S E 565038 N 3582212
This benchmark is located on the steps leading to the old Post Office, now the Frank M. Johnson, Jr. Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, in Montgomery, Alabama.
Waymark Code: WMFG63
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 10/15/2012
Views: 7
The benchmark is located on the steps on the Lee Street side of the building, by the corner with Church Street. The 1967 descriptions calls it the Post Office Building, but later it was converted to use as a federal building and U.S. Courthouse. There are three steps on the left side as you face the building. The benchmark is at the left side of the bottom step.
There are several waymarks and geocaches in the area for those who want to spend some time visiting.
The description from the datasheet is as follows:
01/01/1933 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
01/01/1967 by NGS (GOOD)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1967 IN MONTGOMERY. AT MONTGOMERY, AT THE POST OFFICE BUILDING, AT THE INTERSECTION OF LEE AND COURT STREET, ABOUT 0.45 MILE SOUTHEAST ALONG LEE STREET FROM THE UNION STATION, AT THE EAST CORNER OF THE PLATFORM AT THE NORTHEAST ENTRANCE TO THE POST OFFICE BUILDING, SET ON THE TOP OF THE SOUTHEAST END OF THE 2ND STEP FROM THE TOP AND 1/2 FOOT ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE SIDEWALK.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: B 14
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk
County: Montgomery
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Montgomery North
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: CN0340
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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Visit Instructions:
- A closeup photo of the mark taken by you is required.
- A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.