USGS 553 Disk - Gettysburg, PA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
N 39° 49.770 W 077° 13.877
18S E 309056 N 4411215
A benchmark at the main entrance to the Adams County Courthouse in downtown Gettysburg.
Waymark Code: WM10GAQ
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 05/03/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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The mark is located on the left side of the main (east) entrance. Is is about 4 feet above the ground in the concrete landing just next to the doors. It is set on top of the concrete pillar rather than the side.
Condition: Mark found in poor condition

Designation: 553 USGS

Benchmark Agency: other (not included below)

Monumentation type: Disk (unspecified type)

County: Adams County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Gettysburg

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

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: JV1998

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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