First Baptist Church Belfrey (BT2191) - Troy, AL - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

This church building was completed in 1889, so it was a natural landmark for the surveyors to use. The church is located on West College Street, at the intersection with Cherry Street.

The 1943 description from the datasheet reads:

01/01/1943 by CGS (FIRST OBSERVED)

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1943 (GWL) THIS INTERSECTION STATION IS THE BELFRY ON THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE WESTERN PART OF TROY. THE STATION IS THE TALLER AND MOST WESTERLY OF TWO. IT IS A RED BRICK STRUCTURE WITH A GRAY SLATE ROOF, ABOUT 85 FEET HIGH. THE CENTER OF THE FINIAL WAS THE POINT OBSERVED UPON.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: TROY BAP CHURCH BELFRY Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: Church Spire County: Pike USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Troy 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: BT2191 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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