Bench Marks
from
S. S. Gannett and D. H.  Baldwins
Spirit Leveling in West Virginia
pages 9-13



BENCH MARKS  FROM ALLEGHENY TUNNEL,
WEST ALONG C&O RAILWAY, TO HINTON;
NORTHWEST TO GAULEY , W.VA..;
THENCE NORTHWEST, ALONG KANAWHA AND MICHIGAN RAILWAY,
TO CHARLESTON AND LOCK 6.
	


Lewisburg 30’ Quadrangle

										feet

Tuckahoe; in front of station; top rail	2,036.5
Tuckahoe, 2.03 miles west of, 15 feet west of milepost “CIN 355” south of 

track, in face of wall in rock cut; aluminum tablet stamped

“1981” 1980.335

White Sulphur, in front of station; top of rail 1923.3

White Sulphur, 546 feet north of station, in northwest corner of brick church, aluminum tablet aluminum tablet stamped “1915” 1914.1M

Dickson, in front of station; top of rail 1,835.4// Dickson, 0.33 miles west of, in top of abutment at west end of bridge over

highway, aluminum tablet stamped “1790” 1,789.207 Harts Run, in front of signboard, top of rail 1,818 Caldwell, in front of signboard; top of rail 1,764 Caldwell, 0.56 mile west of, in top of north side of west abutment of

steel bridge; aluminum tablet stamped “1745” 1,744.562

Whitcomb, 500 feet east of, in top of north side of west abutment of bridge

over river, aluminum tablet stamped “1700” 1,699.570

Whitcomb, in front of station; top of rail 1,700.7 Ronceverte, in front face of First National Bank Building; aluminum

tablet stamped “1666” 1,665.036

Ronceverte, in front of station; top of rail 1,663.8 Ronceverte, 3.22 miles west of, 240 feet east of milepost “CIN” 339 in foundation

of semaphore pole; aluminum tablet stamped “1659” 1.658.111

Hinton 30’ Quadrangle

Rockland, in front os station; top of rail 1,654.7 Fort Spring, in front of station; top of rail 1,624.4 Fort Spring, directly opposite station, at margin of highway, in railroad

retaining wall; aluminum tablet stamped “1622” 1,621.565

Frazer, in front of signboard; top of rail 1,610.5 Fort Spring, 2.92 miles west of, 230 feet east of milepost “CIN 333” in face

of rock wall; aluminum tablet stamped “1593” 1, 7592.730

Half Way, in front of station; top of rail 1,586.5
Alderson, northwest corner of front face of Merchant Grocery Company Building;

aluminum tablet stamped “1556” 1,554.074

.....
.....This one of the old benchmarks at Alderson
Alderson, in front of station; top of rail 1,550.9 Mohler, in front os station; top of rail 1,543.7 Alderson, 2.52 miles west of, west of track, 0.28 mile south of milepost “CIN

327,” in top of railroad culvert; aluminum tablet stamped

“1534” 1,533.252

Riffe, in front of station; top of rail 1,523.2 Alderson, 6.13 miles west of, at milepost “CIN 323” in face of rock; aluminum

tablet stamped “1525” 1,524.209

Pence Springs, in front of station; top of rail 1,530.2 Pence Springs,

.042 west of, in foundation of semaphore pole; aluminum tablet

stamped “1,530.1” 1,530.564 Lowell, in front of station; top of rail 1,516.8 Talcott, northwest corner of foundation under C&O Railway station; aluminum

tablet stamped “1514” 1,513,329

Hilldale, 175 feet west of, in stone step on north side of track; aluminum tablet

stamped “1509” 1,508.265 Hilldale, 2.53 miles west of, 55 feet west of mile post “CIN 313,” in face

of rock wall; aluminum tablet stamped “1455” 1,454.374

Wiggins, in front of station; top of rail 1,441.5 Wiggins, 2.72 miles west of, in foundation of semaphore pole; aluminum

tablet stamped “1395” 1,394.665

Hinton, in northwest corner of C&O Railway station; aluminum tablet

stamped “1388” 1,385.212

Hinton, in front of station; top of rail 1,383.2 Hinton. 3.05 miles west of, 260 feet west of milepost “CIN 305,” north of track,

in bridge seat at east end; aluminum tablet stamped

“1350” 1,340.715

Brooks, in front of signboard, top of rail 1,341.8 Hinton, 6.04 miles west of, 250 feet west of milepost “CIN 302,” south of track,

in railroad culvert; aluminum tablet stamped “1329” 1,328.047

Sandstone, 0.31 mile east of, west side of railroad bridge, in north abutment;

aluminum tablet stamped “1,292” 1.291.732

Sandstone, in front of station; top of rail 1.293 Meadow Creek, in front of station; top of rail 1,272.9 Meadow Creek, .02 mile west of, in top of west abutment at north side of

railroad bridge,; aluminum tablet stamped “1269” 1,270.126

Meadow Creek, 2.75 miles west of, north of track, in top of east end of railroad

culvert; aluminum tablet stamped “1252” 1,250.998

Raleigh 30’ Quadrangle Glade, in front of station; top of rail 1,242.2 Glade, 0.75 mile west of, 250 feet west of milepost “CIN290,” in top of

railroad culvert; aluminum tablet stamped “1233” 1,232.434

Quinnimont, 40 feet south of station, in top of north abutment at west side

of railroad bridge; aluminum tablet stamped “1200” 1,199.058

Quinnimon, in front of station; top of rail 1,201.5 Prince, in front of station; top of rail 1,191.4 McKendree, 0.21 mile east of, 85 feet east of milepost “CIN 282,” north of

track, in face of bowlder (sic); aluminum tablet stamped “1137”

1,136.459

McKendree, in front of station; top of rail 1,130.5 Thayer, in front of signboard; top of rail 1,111.3 Thayer, 60 feet east of signboard, south of track, in top of west abutment

of railroad bridge; aluminum tablet stamped “1111” 1,110.018

Alaska, in front of signboard; top of rail 1,095 Claremont, in front of station; top of rail 1,089.8 Stone Cliff, 0.17 mile east of, in foundation of semaphore pole; aluminum

tablet stamped “1083” 1,082.060

Stone Cliff, in front of station; top of rail 1,079.3 Thurmond, in front of station; top of rail 1,070.9 Thurmond, in north abutment on west side of railroad bridge over New River;

aluminum tablet stamped “1068” 1,067.457 Rush Run, in front of station; top of rail 1,045.7 Beury, in front of signboard; top of rail 1,037.8 Beury, 160 feet east of signboard, in top of west abutment at north side

of railroad culvert; aluminum tablet stamped “1036” 1,035.596

Fire Creek, in front of station; top of rail 1,034.2 Sewell,

0.58 north of, 170 feet east of milepost “CIN 268,” in foundation

of semaphore pole; aluminum tablet stamped “1011” 1,010.113

Sewell, in front of station; top of rail 1,008.2 Fayetteville 15’ (Kanawha Falls 30’) Quadrangle Caperton, in front of station top of rail 991 Keeney Creek, in front of signboard; top of rail 968.8 Nuttal (Nuttalburg Post Office), o.56 mile east of, north of track,

in top of east abutment to railroad culvert; aluminum tablet

stamped “959” 958.091

Nuttal, in front of station, top of rail 949.5 Nuttal, 1.47 miles west of, 220 feet west of milepost “CIN 262,” west of

track, in face of large rock; aluminum tablet stamped :924” 923.546

Fayette, in front of station; top of rail 899 Newlyn, in front of signboard; top of rail 880.9 Elmo, in front of signboard; top of rail 870.6 Fayette, 1.81 miles west of, 200 feet west of milepost “CIN 259,” north of

track, in face of large rock; aluminum tablet stamped “868” 876.085 Sunnyside, in front of signboard; top of rail 849.7 Hawks Nest, in front of station; top of rail 834.5 Hawks Nest, 0.22 mile west of, south of track, in top of abutment at east

end of railroad bridge over New River; aluminum tablet stamped “834” 832.873

Cotton Hill, in front of station; top of rail 794.7 Cotton Hill, 1.14 miles west of, 130 feet south of milepost “CIN 253,”

7 feet east of track, in top of large rock; aluminum tablet

stamped “771” 770.240

Gauley, in front of station; top of rail 720 Gauley, 400 feet north of C&O Station, in top of South abutment at west

side of bridge over New River; aluminum tablet stamped “712” 711.842

Gauley Bridge Station, on the Kanawha and Michigan Railway, at top step

of wing wall in south face of abutment at west end of bridge

over highway; aluminum tablet stamped “677 KNWA” (old bench

mark---elevation given in annual report, 677.086) 676.543

Glen Ferris, in front of the station; top of rail 673.3 Kanawha Falls, 180 feet south of the flag station of the K&M Railway,

200 feet south of the railroad crossing, west of track,

nearly opposite house of T. W. Farley, in the face of a rock at

the base of cliff; bronze tablet stamped “667 KNWA (old 667.121)” 666.540

Falls View, in front of station; top of rail 652.9 Montgomery 15’ (Kanawha Falls 30’) Quadrangle Boomer, in front of station; top of rail 644.9 Harewood, in front of station; top of rail 343 Longacre, in front of station; top of rail 645.1 Smithers, in front of station; top of rail 640.4 Cannelton, in front of station; top of rail 638.8 Cannelton, 1.03 miles west of, in east face of masonry near north end of

Kanawha Lock 2; bronze tablet stamped “614 KNWA (old 614.205) 613.485

Lock 2, top of coping over tablet “614.530” 613.808 London, in front of station; top of rail 636 London, 395 feet north of, east of track, in top of railroad culvert;

aluminum tablet stamped “636” 635.334

Hughston, in front of station; top of rail 629.1 Riverside, in top of coping stone at northwest corner of head of Lock 2;

aluminum tablet stamped “606” 605.466 Riverside, in front of signboard; top of rail 626.5 Cedar Grove, in front of station; top of rail 619.5 Cedar Grov

at south side of railroad culvert; aluminum tablet stamped

“618” 617.316

Shrewsbury, in front of station; top of rail 617.2 Peytona (Charleston 30’) Quadrangle Dickinson, in inside face of wall around turntable; aluminum tablet

stamped “620”

619.024 Dickinson, in front of the station; top of rail 622.2 Belle, in front of signboard; top of rail 613.4 Belle, 110 feet west of signboard, north of track, in top of railroad culvert; aluminum tablet stamped “611” 609.962 Pratt, in front of signboard; top of rail 611.8 Charleston Special (Charleston 30’) Quadrangle Heskett, in front of signboard; top of rail 616.4 Husked, 80 feet north of, west of track, in to of north abutment to railroad

culvert; aluminum tablet stamped “614” 612.976 Malden, in front of station; top of rail 612.3 Dana, in front of station, top of rail on K&M railroad track 608.5

Dana, 1.03 miles west of, south of track, 230 feet east of milepost

“G B 433,” in top of large rock; aluminum tablet stamped

“598” 597.458

Charleston, in north face of K&M Railway station, under window of ticket

office; aluminum tablet stamped “601” 600.935

Charleston, in northwest corner of State Capital; bronze tablet stamped

“602 C” 600.703

Charleston, in front of station; top of rail 597.7 Charleston, in front of Park Street station; top of rail 604.9 West Charleston, in front of station; top of rail 601.3 Charleston, 4.86 miles west of, at hollow quain stone of lower gate,

in top of coping stone of north wall of Lock 6; chiseled square

(army engineers bench mark--elevation, 565.5) 569.355