Zero Milestone - Memphis, TN
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member bobfrapples8
N 35° 08.739 W 090° 03.257
15S E 768364 N 3893168
This milestone is located in front of the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law in Memphis, Tennessee.
Waymark Code: WM190KT
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 11/03/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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This zero milestone marker is located in in front of the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law at 1 N Front St, Memphis, TN 38103. This location is more significant for this milestone because the building used to be the U.S. Customs House/Court House/ Post Office when it was built in 1885.

The milestone sit directly in front of a multi-war memorial which was recently damaged as seen in my photos. The marker is a metal disc sitting on a limestone stub of a base. The stone is etched with
ZERO MILESTONE

ERECTED BY THE
ENGINEERS CLUB
OF MEMPHIS
1923

The bronze compass disc that sits atop the limestone reads: "DISTANCE FROM MEMPHIS MEASURED FROM THIS POINT" in a complete circle. The very center of the disc has the number 272.568 on it which would most likely be the height above sea level at this location.
Condition: Worn

Date placed: 01/01/1923

Material: Stone

Inscription:
ZERO MILESTONE

ERECTED BY THE
ENGINEERS CLUB
OF MEMPHIS
1923</center


Name of road: South Front Street at Madison Avenue
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