DF2192 - Watkinsville Murrow Bros Tank - Watkinsville, GA
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N 33° 51.568 W 083° 24.255
17S E 277582 N 3749175
The Watkinsville Murrow Bros Tank stands in an industrial area of Watkinsville, between Greensboro Hwy and Barnett St. The tank is now more of a rust color than silver, but you can still see some of the silver paint.
Waymark Code: WM7KY8
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 11/06/2009
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The Watkinsville Murrow Bros Tank stands in an industrial area of Watkinsville, between Greensboro Hwy and Barnett St. The tank is now more of a rust color than silver, but you can still see some of the silver paint.
Designation: WATKINSVILLE MURROW BROS TANK
Marker Type: elevated tank
Setting: setting not listed - see description
Documented History (by the NGS)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1975 (JCL) THE STATION IS THE BALL ATOP THE WATKINSVILLE MURROW BROTHERS WATER TANK. THE TANK HAS A CYLINDRICAL BODY WITH A CONICAL TOP AND HEMISPHERICAL BOTTOM, SUPPORTED BY FOUR TRUSSWORK LEGS. IT IS SILVER IN COLOR AND IS APPROXIMATELY 125 FEET HIGH. LOCATED AT THE EAST EDGE OF WATKINSVILLE, 0.5 MILE SOUTHEAST FROM THE CENTER OF TOWN, 0.1 MILE WEST OF DEPOT STREET, 0.1 MILE SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF BARNETT SHOALS ROAD AND AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE WAREHOUSE COMPLEX.
Condition: Mark found in poor condition
Designation: Watkinsville Murrow Bros Tank
Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: Elevated Tank
County: Watkinsville, GA
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Watkinsville Quad, Georgia
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: DF2192
Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed
Monumentation type (if other): Not listed
Special Category (if other): Not listed
Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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