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L 15 (FC0834) - Decatur, Meigs County, TN - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com
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L 15 (FC0834) - Decatur, Meigs County, TN
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Team Geologynut
N 35° 30.873 W 084° 47.227
16S E 700673 N 3932358
A USC&G benchmark set in a culvert headwall under E. Memorial Dr. just east of the courthouse. Safe parking about 250ft west of mark.
Waymark Code:
WM17X3Q
Location:
Tennessee, United States
Date Posted:
04/15/2023
Published By:
Ernmark
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A USC&G benchmark set in a culvert headwall under E. Memorial Dr. just east of the courthouse. Safe parking about 250ft west of mark.
NGS description below:
Documented History (by the NGS)
1933 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
0.2 MILE EAST ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 30 FROM THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE AT DECATUR, MEIGS COUNTY, AND IN THE TOP OF THE EAST END OF THE SOUTH HEADWALL OF A SMALL CONCRETE CULVERT. A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED L 15 1933.
Designation:
L 15
Marker Type:
BENCH MARK DISK
Setting:
SET IN A CULVERT HEADWALL
Stability:
MAY HOLD, BUT OF TYPE COMMONLY SUBJECT TO SURFACE MOTION
Condition:
Mark found in good condition
Designation:
L 15
Benchmark Agency:
U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type:
BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk
County:
Meigs County
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional):
Decatur
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:
FC0834
Benchmark Agency (if other):
Not listed
Monumentation type (if other):
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Special category (optional):
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Special Category (if other):
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Local database's URL (optional):
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