Benchmark F 119 - Chickamauga, GA
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member CuriousBM
N 34° 52.279 W 085° 17.450
16S E 656216 N 3860105
Benchmark F 119 - Chickamauga, GA
Waymark Code: WMPDZ5
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 08/15/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 3

DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1972 AT CHICKAMAUGA. AT CHICKAMAUGA, 82.8 FEET SOUTH OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE STONE RAILWAY STATION WHICH IS NOW VACANT, IN LINE WITH THE EAST WALL OF THE BUILDING, 32 FEET WEST OF THE WEST RAIL OF THE MAIN TRACK, 25 FEET EAST OF A 36-INCH WATER OAK TREE, 3 1/2 FEET SOUTH OF A CONCRETE RETAINING WALL. 0.7 FOOT NORTH OF A FENCE, 62.2 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF A CONCRETE BLOCK BUILDING, 5 FEET WEST OF THE EAST END OF THE FENCE, 19 FEET WEST OF THE WEST RAIL OF A SIDETRACK, 1.0 FOOT SOUTHEAST OF A METAL WITNESS POST, ABOUT 2 FEET ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE TRACK, AND SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST THAT IS 4 INCHES UNDER GROUND.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: F 119

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

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

County: Chickamauga, GA

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Kensington (1983)

Special category (optional): Not listed

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: EE0429

Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

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