Mt. Penn Pagoda - Reading, PA - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

The pagoda is located at the S end of Mt. Penn and is accessible from Skyline Drive to the north & Duryea Drive to the east.

Description information from the NGS datasheet is as follows:


1/1/1942 by CGS (FIRST OBSERVED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1942 (PLB) THIS INTERSECTION STATION IS THE LARGE REPLICA OF AN ORIENTAL PAGODA LOCATED ON THE SOUTHERN END OF MT. PENN WHICH IS PART OF THE READING PARK SYSTEM. POINT OBSERVED ON WAS THE FINIAL.

1/1/1978 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1978 (RPD) STATION FOUND AS DESCRIBED AND IN GOOD CONDITION.

1/1/1983 by BSA (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA 1983 (DD) STILL STANDING.

1/1/1987 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1987 (IEE) RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.

1/1/1989 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1989 (IEE) RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.

10/14/1999 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1999 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: MT PENN PAGODA Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: other (not any of the below) Monumentation type (if other): finial County: Reading USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Reading - PA 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: KV3829 Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link] Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed Special category (optional): Not listed Special Category (if other): Not listed

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