L 15 (FC0834) - Decatur, Meigs County, TN
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member 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:Groundspeak Premium Member 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): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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