KENTUCKY. 
Geographic positions at Louisville. 
Station. 
Latitude. 
Louisville north base triangulation station, on the land of Joseph Lee. 
The station is situated in the field lying immediately south of the 
place of Mr. Murray, who knows the location of the sta t ion 
Mr. Beutel, who rents Mr. Lee's place. The station is in an open, 
cultivated field with no trees near it. Station mark: A i earthen- 
ware pyramid base by 6 inches, height i finches, placed 3 IV si 7 inches 
below surface as underground mark. The apex of the pyramid 
marks the exact center of the station. The letters ('. S.C. S. arecul 
in the face of the pyramid. Above this was placed a granite posl l 
feet 10 inches long, rough at bottom and dreet to 10 inches at top, 
the south side of which the following is cut: 
U. S. 
C. & G. S. 
North Base 
1879 
The top of the post is in the form of a pyramid, in the apex of which 
a copper bolt was driven in a hole drilled in the post, and the inter- 
section of the rectangular cross lines cut in the top of the boll marks 
center of station. Reference marks: Three other stones, 2 feel 6 
inches long, rough at bottom and drest to 4 by 4 inches at the top, 
were used as additional surface marks, one in prolongation of base 
line to the north of the station, one on the base line to the south of 
the station, and the other at right angles to this line to the east of the 
station. Each of these posts has cross lines cut in the top, with an 
arrow pointing to the station. The intersection of these cross lines 
in each case is 6 feet distant from the center of the station. The 
center post projects 1 foot 6 inches above ground, the others 4 inches. 
B. M. 1, on south side of Bell's lane 3 feet north of east-west fence, nail 
in blaze of tree, azimuth 174°, distance 173.8 feet; gatepost, azimuth 
3° 03', distance 62.1 feet 
B. M.2, in top of bank on south side of road in Bell's lane, 1,100 feet wesl 
of Cane Run road, Louis Plochner's house, azimuth 242° 27'. distance 
144.1 feet; tree, azimuth 212° 16', distance 46.6 feet 
B. M. 3, on east side of Cane Run road, 820 feet northeast of Bell's lane 
9 feet west of fence, 41.7 feet southwest to nail in telephone pole, 37.4 
feet south to cross on north end of stone culvert, nail in telephone 
pole, azimuth 112° 18', distance 41.7 feet 
B. M. 4, at intersection of Cane Run road and Beech street, pump, 
azimuth 113° 32', distance 19.5 feet; Cramer's saloon, azimuth 177° 49' 
distance 26.5 feet 
B. M. 5, at northwest corner of Beech street and Woodward avenue, 
gas pipe on corner, azimuth 280° 07', distance 50.6 feet; house, azi- 
muth 117° 32', distance 39 feet 
B. M. 6, at southwest corner of Danesville and Amber streets at fool of 
Twenty-eighth street; drug store azimuth 139° 00', distance 80.2 
feet; corner of store, azimuth 205° 26', distance 43.3 feet 
B. M. 7, at northeast corner of Twenty-eighth and Kentucky streets. 
northwest corner grocery store, azimuth 1° 53', distance/62.1 feet; 
corner bakery, azimuth 212° 12', distance 20 feet 
B. M. 8, at southeast corner of Twenty-eighth street and Broadway, 
corner of post-office station H, azimuth 192° 13', distance 85.6 feet; 
northwest corner of curb, azimuth 144° 04', distance 61.8 feet 
B. M. 9, at southeast corner of Twenty-eighth and Madison streets, 
grocery store, azimuth 310° 29', distance 7 feet; corner residence No. 
1600, azimuth 91° 36', distance 60.9 feet 
B. M. 10, on north side of Market street at head of Twenty-eighth 
street; grocery store, azimuth 355° 22', distance 66.9 feet; corner of 
saloon, azimuth 52° 04', distance 79.1 feet 
B. M. 11, at northeast corner of Twenty-sixth and Rowan streets, 
corner of saloon, azimuth 227° 00', distance 9.1 feet; south end of 
fence, azimuth 135° 22', distance 61.9 feet 
B. M. 12, at northeast corner of Twenty-sixth and Slevin streets. 
corner of Ohlman's exchange, azimuth 100° 28', distance 47 feet; 
Ilochstrass azimuth 258° 28', distance 9.8 feet 
B. M. 13, at southeast corner of Twenty-sixth street and Portland 
avenue, grocery store, azimuth 108° 09', distance 46.6 feet; Struby's 
pump, azimuth 352° 46', distance 7.9 feet 
B. M. 14, on Portland avenue, 65 feet west of west curb to Thirtieth 
street, and 8 feet east of center of Kentucky and Indiana Bridge R. R. 
B. M. 15, at northwest corner of Thirty-third and Rudd streets, gro- 
cery store, azimuth 136° 45', distance 9.3 feet; pump, azimuth 260° 
08', distance 81.5 feet 
B. M. 16, at southeast corner of Thirty-fifth and Water s1 reets, corner 
of saloon, azimuth 317° 50', distance 15.5 feet; manhole in Water 
street, azimuth 199° 03', distance 10.7 feet 
B. M. 17, at southwest corner of Thirty-fifth and High streets, south 
corner of wall of academy grounds, azimuth 130° IV. distance L29 
feet; cement foundation, azimuth 55° 48'. distance I:;., feet 
B. M. 18, on south side of High street. 446 feet west of west curb to 
Thirtv-eighth street, corner of brick house, azimuth 191° 33', dis- 
tance 91.9 feet; corner of warehouse, azimuth 132° 03', distance 131 
feet 
38 13 
38 13 
38 13 
38 II 
38 14 
38 II 
38 14 
38 15 
38 15 
38 16 
38 16 
38 16 
27.84 
22.02 
17.41 
20.97 
10.54 
02.91 
10.83 
35.89 
56.89 
l I 13 
34.26 
42.43 
55.83 
14.26 
22.60 
34.11 
42.91 
27.26 
Longitude 
38 16 
85 49 
85 18 
85 18 
85 48 
85 17 
85 17 
85 47 
85 47 
85 17 
85 47 
85 17 
85 17 
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85 48 
11.84 
17 
29 
34 
3-7 
06 
11 
38 
77 
20 
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17 
01 
82 
57 
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53.69 
50.60 
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22 
36 
13 
14 
62 
17 
27 
04 
77 
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