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US Benchmark D 47 ~ PID - GY0110 - OU0A53
US Benchmark D 47 ~ Historic Matewan, WV.
Owner: KnowsOpie
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Altitude: m. ASL.
 Region: United States > West Virginia
Cache type: Virtual
Size: No container
Status: Ready for Search
Date hidden: 2016-12-20
Date created: 2016-12-20
Date published: 2016-12-20
Last modification: 2017-01-05
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US Benchmark  Historic Site 

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Description EN

Benchmark D-47 PID GY0110 Bullet holes from the battle of Matewan.

 

DESIGNATION - D 47

PID - GY0110

STATE/COUNTY- WV/MINGO

USGS QUAD - MATEWAN (1992)

STATION DESCRIPTION

DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1957 AT MATEWAN. AT MATEWAN, ALONG THE NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILWAY, ABOUT 73 YARDS SOUTHWEST AND ACROSS TRACK FROM THE STATION, SET VERTICALLY IN THE NORTH FACE AND AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF A LARGE BRICK BUILDING (THE SOUTH PART OF BUILDING IS POST OFFICE) 40 FEET SOUTH OF SOUTH RAIL, 2 FEET EAST OF NORTHWEST CORNER OF BUILDING AND 3 1/2 FEET ABOVE SIDE WALK.

 

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