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RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1970 (LFS) THE STATION WAS VISITED 3/5/70 AND THE STATION MARK, REFERENCE MARK NO. 1 AND TT 100 TX (USGS) 1939 WERE RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. REFERENCE MARK NO. 2 WAS FOUND DESTROYED. A REFERENCE MARK NO. 3 WAS ESTABLISHED. A NEW DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS-- THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 11 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF LIBERTY, 7.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GILLSBURG AND ABOUT ON THE LOUISIANA-MISSISSIPPI STATE LINE. IT IS 51 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTER OF A GRAVELED ROAD, 17 FEET EAST OF THE PROJECTED CENTER OF A DIM WOODS ROAD LEADING SOUTH, 13.5 FEET SOUTH OF A FENCE, 84 FEET WEST OF A POWERLINE POLE WITH A GUY WIRE, 42 FEET SOUTHEAST OF A TREE SERVING AS A FENCE CORNER POST, 28 FEET NORTH OF A POINT DIRECTLY UNDER A POWERLINE AND 1 FOOT NORTH OF A WITNESS POST. IT IS A C AND GS TRIANGULATION STATION DISK, STAMPED HURST 1939, PROJECTING 4 INCHES. REFERENCE MARK NO. 1 IS 115.11 FEET EAST OF THE STATION. IT IS 25 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTER OF THE ROAD, 5.5 FEET SOUTH OF A FENCE, 22 FEET EAST OF THE POWERLINE POLE WITH GUY WIRE, 4 FEET NORTH OF A POINT DIRECTLY UNDER THE POWERLINE AND 1 FOOT NORTH OF A WITNESS POST. IT IS A C AND GS REFERENCE MARK DISK, STAMPED HURST NO 1 1939, PROJECTING 6 INCHES. REFERENCE MARK NO. 3 IS 35.14 FEET NORTH-NORTHEAST OF THE STATION. IT IS 85 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTER OF THE ROAD, 21 FEET NORTH OF A FENCE, 86 FEET WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE POWERLINE POLE WITH THE GUY WIRE, 59 FEET NORTH OF A POINT DIRECTLY UNDER THE POWERLINE, 46 FEET EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE FENCE CORNER TREE, 46 FEET EAST OF A FENCE AND 1 FOOT SOUTHEAST OF A WITNESS POST. IT IS A C AND GS REFERENCE MARK DISK, STAMPED HURST 1939 NO 3 1970. TT 100 TX (USGS) 1939 IS 66.25 FEET WEST OF THE STATION. IT IS 68 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTER OF THE ROAD, 26 FEET EAST-NORTHEAST OF AN 8 INCH DOUBLE TRUNK OAK TREE, 20 FEET EAST OF A 9 INCH OAK TREE, 34 FEET WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE FENCE CORNER TREE, 48.5 FEET NORTH OF A POINT DIRECTLY UNDER THE POWERLINE AND 1 FOOT EAST OF A WITNESS POST. IT IS A USGS DISK, STAMPED TT 100 TX 1939, SET IN THE TOP OF AN 8 INCH SQUARE CONCRETE POST THAT IS FLUSH WITH THE GROUND. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE AMITE COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN LIBERTY, MISSISSIPPI, GO EAST ON STATE HIGHWAY 24 FOR 0.15 MILE TO A SIGNAL LIGHT. TURN RIGHT AND GO SOUTH ON A PAVED ROAD FOR 0.3 MILE TO A FORK, TAKE THE RIGHT FORK AND CONTINUE SOUTH ON PAVED ROAD FOR 6.8 MILES TO A CROSS ROAD, CONTINUE SOUTH, NOW ON GRAVELED ROAD, FOR 4.3 MILES TO A CROSSROAD. TURN RIGHT AND GO SOUTHWEST ON PAVED ROAD FOR 1.3 MILES TO A SIDE ROAD LEFT JUST AFTER CROSSING THE STATE LINE, AND AT THE STATE LINE GROCERY. TURN LEFT AND GO EAST ON GRAVELED ROAD FOR 0.2 MILE TO THE STATION ON THE LEFT JUST AFTER PASSING A DIM WOODS ROAD ON THE RIGHT. AIRLINE DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM NEAREST TOWN--7.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GILLSBURG

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: Hurst Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk 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: bj4655 Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed Monumentation type (if other): Not listed County: Not listed USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Not listed Special category (optional): Not listed Special Category (if other): Not listed Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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