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While doing some
internet research we ran across some published information
about the locations of these marks
1) "GEODESY -
DESCRIPTIONS OF TRIANGULATION STATIONS IN GEORGIA" is a
booklet produced in 1917 by the Government Printing
Office. The information/description of the benchmark located
on Kennesaw Mountain:
"Kenesaw
(Cobb County, Ga., F. P. Webber, 1873). About 3 miles
north-west of Marietta on the highest part of Kenesaw
Mountain. The station is marked by a cross and the letters
U. S. C. S. in the top of a granite post 5 inches square,
which projects about 2 inches above the ground. The
underground mark is a cross in a copper bolt set in a drill
hole in the bedrock about 2 feet below the ground. Three
reference marks, each consisting of a copper bolt set in a
drill hole in a rock, are at the following distances from
the station: 2.01 meters (6.6 feet) east, 3.47 meters (11.4
feet) west, and 3.41 meters (11.2 feet) northwest."
We were able to
download this entire document from
www.archive.org.
CLICK HERE
to see the full text. The current
summit benchmark and reference marks in the above pictures
do not fit the description of what is found in this text.
See the data sheet below for a current description.
2) NGS Datasheet from National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
CLICK HERE to see the full report. |