LZ1030
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member redtailforester
N 41° 10.283 W 077° 29.683
18T E 290725 N 4560782
Benchmark disk on northeast railroad bridge abutment.
Waymark Code: WM6133
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 03/15/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 9

Original data sheet describes benchmark as:

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1934 3 MI W FROM LOCK HAVEN. ABOUT 3.0 MILES WEST ALONG THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD FROM THE STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE AT LOCK HAVEN, CLINTON COUNTY, AT THE BRIDGE OVER SUSQUEHANNA RIVER, IN THE TOP OF THE NORTH END OF THE STONE BACK WALL OF THE WEST ABUTMENT, 6 FEET NORTH OF THE WEST-BOUND TRACK, AND ABOUT 1-1/2 FEET LOWER THAN THE TOP OF THE RAIL. A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED B 18 1934.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: B 18

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: Clinton

Special category (optional): Not listed

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used

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Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

NGS PID: Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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