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1/12/2009	GeorgiaTreasureQuester found BH0103 (NGS Benchmark)		Visit Log
One of the coolest benchmarks I have found. Photos: historical sign stone marker with benchmark on top
1/12/2009	jkselby found BH0103 (NGS Benchmark)		Visit Log
found stone. Photos: Ellicott Stone BM Ellicott Stone inscription Ellicott Stone Ellicott Stone plaque
7/7/2008	ZSandmann found BH0103 (NGS Benchmark)		Visit Log
Recovered as described.
6/6/2008	Thorny1 found BH0103 (NGS Benchmark)		Visit Log
What a cool benchmark to find. Found while in the area caching and working. I'm glad they are trying to preserve this one. T1 Photos: benchmark
5/8/2008	kushlacowboy found BH0103 (NGS Benchmark)		Visit Log
Found it while geocaching.I did'nt know there are other benchmarks also here.I will go back and find those also later.
2/29/2008	TeamSoSure found BH0103 (NGS Benchmark)		Visit Log
I finally got to see Ellicott's Stone. We stopped to look while hunting caches in the area. Photos: Ellicott's Stone
1/27/2008	CodeMission found BH0103 (NGS Benchmark)		Visit Log
Found with FamilyInFilm. Thanks.
1/27/2008	FamilyInFilm found BH0103 (NGS Benchmark)		Visit Log
CodeMission, CoolZX11, GirlinFilm, our geopooch, and I were all out for what we'd hoped would be a BIG cache run. It wound up being a smaller cache run, but we also had it double as a fieldtrip for our homeschooled kids!! Getting to see this stone and read up on the history of it fit right in with our American History lessons -- even right down to the time period that it was placed!!
11/25/2007	Team Booyah! found BH0103 (NGS Benchmark)		Visit Log
Recovered in good shape, loved the walk and the area.
10/20/2007	wyleone found BH0103 (NGS Benchmark)		Visit Log
Kinda hard to miss this one. Has it's own "shrine" Read up on the histort of it, interesting.
9/29/2007	David found BH0103 (NGS Benchmark)		Visit Log
Recovered as described. I enjoyed seeing this wonderful piece of history.
8/24/2007	fizzgigg found BH0103 (NGS Benchmark)		Visit Log
Found this while caching in the area. It's an interesting bit of history.
1/21/2007	ParrotHead Crew found BH0103 (NGS Benchmark)		Visit Log
Found today while looking for the cache. Photos: The Ellicott Stone Ellicotts Stone LandMark
1/20/2007	babama found BH0103 (NGS Benchmark)		Visit Log
Found while looking for the Ellicott Stone.
7/2/2006	Kiwi_in_Alabama found BH0103 (NGS Benchmark)		Visit Log
Found this while looking for Ellicott Stone. Photos: Fence prevents a straight shot
5/28/2006	~tasia~ found BH0103 (NGS Benchmark)		Visit Log
We couldn't find the cache at Ellicott Stone, but we did find this benchmark. Photos: Ellicott Stone
4/15/2006	ccindyy/bubb found BH0103 (NGS Benchmark)		Visit Log
Found this when caching nearby. Photos: P1010080.JPG
10/31/2004	Larebel found BH0103 (NGS Benchmark)		Visit Log
Found in good condition.
10/23/2004	onefastsol found BH0103 (NGS Benchmark)		Visit Log
found while scouting location for a hide. marked cords and I was dead on!
3/6/2004	patw found BH0103 (NGS Benchmark)		Visit Log
This was one of our great delights of our 7,700 mile trip from Portland, OR to Port Jervis, NY via the southern route of I-10 from San Diego to Daytona Beach. We had researched the site, using as our primary reference C. Walter White's "Initial Points of the Rectangular Survey System. The site was readily accessible from I-10 with just a short detour north on Rte 43. We had been reassured by a "local" that the area was open to the public, despite the implication in the NGS description that it is private property. A local sign at the site states that the area was incorporated as a public park in 1917. The area is well preserved and secure memorials have been erected by local historical and survey buffs. In spite of repeated incidents of vandalism (which I will *NEVER* understand), the monument itself remains intact and the area a testament to those intrepid surveyors of yesteryear as well as to the efforts of our generation of devoted and industrious surveyors who cherish our heritage. I salute you all! . . . . patrick & shirley Photos: BH0103_C Ellicott Stone, Aabama Initial Point BH0103_A Historical marker at hwy parking BH0103_A Path to Alabama Initial Point BH0103 Ellicott Stone Memorial BH0103 Plaque on Ellicott Stone Memorial BH0103 Stone with mark. Note repairs BH0102_C Ellicott Stone ECC station BH0099_C Ellicott Stone ECC RM1 BH0100 Ellicott Stone ECC RM2
2/5/2004	CallawayMT found BH0103 (NGS Benchmark)		Visit Log
Found the disk in the top of the Ellicot Stone. In good condition, could not get close enough for a close-up photo due to the protective fence. The corner is now protected by a gazebo. Photos: Ellicott Stone - Southern Alabama Initial Point - Mobile, AL St. Stephens Initial Point - Spanish Side - Mobile, AL St. Stephens Initial Point - US Side - Mobile, AL Ellicott Stone Information at roadside turnout - Mobile,AL Ellicott Stone Pavillion - Mobile, AL
9/16/2003	talzab found BH0103 (NGS Benchmark)		Visit Log
ok
3/18/2003	Wandering Palms found BH0103 (NGS Benchmark)		Visit Log
We were coming back from doing a couple of caches and saw a historical marker on the side of US 43, decided to stop and take a look. Had to hike about 1000 feet back into the woods and over some railroad tracks to find it. One of the original stones marking the boundy between the USA and Spanish held Florida. Photos: jpalm Original boarder stone USA/Spanish Florida

Documented History (by the NGS)

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• The horizontal coordinates were established by classical geodetic methods and adjusted by the National Geodetic Survey in December 1992.
• The orthometric height was determined by differential leveling and adjusted by the National Geodetic Survey in June 1991.
• The Laplace correction was computed from DEFLEC99 derived deflections.
• The geoid height was determined by GEOID99.
• The dynamic height is computed by dividing the NAVD 88 geopotential number by the normal gravity value computed on the Geodetic Reference System of 1980 (GRS 80) ellipsoid at 45 degrees latitude (g = 980.6199 gals.).
• The modeled gravity was interpolated from observed gravity values.