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PRIMARY TRIANGULATION AND PRIMARY TRAVERSE. 
TENNESSEE. 
PRIMARY TRAVERSE. 
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CANNON AND RUTHERFORD COUNTIES. 
WOODBURY QUADRANGLE. 
The following geographic positions on the United States standard 
datum were determined by a line of primary traverse run by C. B 
Kendall, field assistant, in June, 1906. Starting at Liberty triangu- 
lation station of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, the line follows th( 
borders of the quadrangle and is tied to Short Mountain triangulatior 
station of the same Survey. 
Magnetic declination, north border, 2° 29' east; east border, 2° 2 
east; south border, 2° 52' east; west border, 2° 35' east. 
Geographic positions along highways. 
Station. 
Latitude. 
Longitude. 
Liberty triangulation station, pole erected by citizens of town of Lib- 
erty to be observed for position of their town. It is N. 70° W., true 
bearing, and 27r> poles from center of town and 200 feet above it 
Liberty, 1.2.") miles south of, three corners at schoolnouse, 40 feet north- 
east to sycamore on bank of creek, 25 feet southeast to telephone pole 
Three corners, 1,000 feet south of store 1 , T road southeast up hollow, at 
sycamore tree 
Hancock's store, three corners, T road to west up Sycamore Creek, at 
forks of road, roads north and east 
Gassaway, center of Clear Fork Creels at forks of road 
Clear Fork and \\ yandot tecreeks, junction of, at forks of road up each 
Four corners, second-class northeast and southwest crossroads, south- 
west road follows up Clear Fork, 50 feet south to large rock at point 
Of ridge 
Second-class road to west, 10 feet east to oak tree 
Second-class road. 20 feet east to oak, 20 feet north to. old oak stump 
Short Mountain triangulation station, on highest group of Short 
Mountains, 2 miles northwest of Short Mountain post-ollice, which 
is kept at Coiner's store; road passes Blair's and John Herringer's; 
signal is on land of Mr. Dougald. Station mark: A bottle fdled with 
ashes, the center of the neck accurately under station; above bottle 
is a stone 8 inches square and 3 feet long, rising 3 inches above surface, 
with intersecting grooves north and south and east and west ma rk- 
ing point 
Forks of road west and northwest, 40 feet north to large oak stump, 40 
feet south to la rge sycamore stump 
Comer's store, forks of road 600 feet south of, roads southeast and 
south, 90 feet east tc beech tree 
Wood's store, three corners, T road west, 35 feet east to store door, 40 
feet southwest to large oak 
Forks to east, 40 feet west to door of log church 
Four corners, 10 feet southeast to oak tree and signboard ' ' Manchester 
26 miles," 40 feet northeast to two mail boxes 
Four corners, 15 feet east to oak, 30 feet southwest to two oaks 
Forks of road northeast, 30 feet southwest to oak, 40 feet south to oak 
Second-class road forks to northeast, oak tree 
Burns's store, three corners 0.25 mile west of, 20 feet southwest to large 
oak 
Davenport's store, 1,500 feet northwest of, 7 miles southeast to Wood- 
bury, in east wall northeast corner of R. L. Spidell's brick spring 
house, on south edge of old stage road from Woodbury to Minnvdle, 
aluminum tablet stamped "Prim. Trav. Sta. No. 5, 1906" 
Forks of road at sawmill 
Iconium Church, three corners £ mile cast of, T road north near corner 
of clearing, 40 feet southwest to oak, 90 feet north to oak 
Public roads, oak tree in southwest corner 
Three corners, road to west at bend of main road to south, 15 feet south- 
ea st to corner of fence. 20 feet nort h to fence 
Four corners, intersection of Woodbury-Manchester and Short Moun- 
tain-Pettys Gap roads, 40 feet northeast to oak, 90 feet southwest to 
oak, 300 feet northeast to Quickstep schoolhouse 
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