June 2002

USGS Marker at Blevins

This USGS marker is set in the top of a boulder in the curve of the ET&WNC right-of-way about half way between Blevins Bridge and tunnel 5 (Sand Tunnel). If you don't know it's there you'd never see it, maybe that's why it's still there. It's number B something set in 1933 and the elevation is 2274.254 feet. These are interesting to find and document as there are a good number of them set into the ET and the LRRy ROW in 1933 and you can check the elevations of the railroad easily. Thanks to the internet and the release of USGS data about its benchmarks, it's now become a hobby for thousands to find and document these things. Check it out sometime.