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PTS N READING BUR OF WTR - Reading, PA - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com
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PTS N READING BUR OF WTR - Reading, PA
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N 40° 20.182 W 075° 54.963
18T E 422190 N 4465494
Northernmost of 2 benchmarks set on the N & S side of the park entrance.
Waymark Code:
WMMC5M
Location:
Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted:
08/29/2014
Published By:
NW_history_buff
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This mark is the N one of two Primary Traverse Station marks established by the Reading Bureau of Water. It is on the N end of a park entrance. It is about 80 feet N of another station (PTS S READING BUR OF WTR 1942 - NGS PID KV3825)
It is about 380 feet N of USC&GS benchmark 'READING' (NGS PID KV2200), about 35 feet E of the centerline of 11th St, and about 65 feet N of the entrance to the park. It is a bronze disk stamped 'PRIMARY TRAVERSE STATION, BUREAU OF WATER, READING, PA.', and is set in a granite post 6 inches by 6 inches and projects about 6 inches.
Condition:
Mark found in good condition
Designation:
PTS N READING BUR OF WTR 1942
Benchmark Agency:
other (not included below)
Benchmark Agency (if other):
Bureau of Water - Reading, PA
Monumentation type:
TRAVERSE STATION Disk
County:
Reading
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional):
Reading - PA
Find type:
Found by luck/skill/knowledge
Monumentation type (if other):
Not listed
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NGS PID:
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