TENNESSEE LOOKOUTS
JENNINGS KNOB
Wilson County
National Geodetic Survey
DESIGNATION - JENNINGS
PID - GC2150
STATE/COUNTY- TN/WILSON
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - SHOP SPRINGS (1994)
STATION RECOVERY (1965)
RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1965 (WAZ)
DUE TO CONSTRUCTION OF A FOREST LOOKOUT TOWER ON THIS SITE, THE
STATION HAD TO BE LOWERED TO PERMIT GRADING OPERATIONS. THE STATION GC2150'MARK ONLY WAS RECOVERED. THE SURFACE MARK WAS REMOVED AFTER A
PLUMBING BENCH HAD BEEN ESTABLISHED AND THE UNDERGROUND MARK WHICH
WAS A BOTTLE FILLED WITH ASHES WAS FOUND. THE ENTIRE MARK WAS
LOWERED STRAIGHT DOWN IN SOLID ROCK ABOUT 1.7 FEET. THE
ELEVATION AS SHOWN ON THE HORIZONTAL CONTROL DATA WAS TRANSFERRED TO
THE NEW MARK THROUGH A T.B.M. (LARGE SPIKE DRIVEN INTO BASE OF
TREE). NO REFERENCE MARKS WERE ESTABLISHED AT THIS TIME AS A
SUITABLE LOCATION COULD NOT BE FOUND UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE
CONSTRUCTION WORK IS COMPLETED, AT WHICH TIME THE STATION WILL BE
OCCUPIED AND THE NEW MARKS SET. THE UNDERGROUND AND SURFACE
STATION MARKS ARE NOW STAMPED JENNINGS 1878 1934 1960 1965.
NOTE- THE STATION IS PROTECTED BY HEAVY STEEL POST SET IN A TRIANGLE
AROUND THE MARK UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE WORK CAN BE COMPLETED.