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FORBES (JW1239) RM 1 - Mt Davis, PA - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com
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FORBES (JW1239) RM 1 - Mt Davis, PA
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Ernmark
N 39° 47.148 W 079° 10.595
17S E 656136 N 4405573
Reference Mark No.1 for Horizontal Control Station FORBES - located 16 meters NE of the station.
Waymark Code:
WMNQQV
Location:
Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted:
04/20/2015
Published By:
NW_history_buff
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This disk (noted by an arrow pointing to FORBES and 'NO 1') is located inside the circular drive at the top of Mt Davis. It is south of the E-W path which bisects the circle & NE of the main station.
Details from the NGS datasheet for this RM are as follows:
REFERENCE MARK 1 IS A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED---FORBES NO 1 1975---, CEMENTED IN A DRILL HOLE IN THE SOUTH EDGE OF A 6 BY 10 FOOT BOULDER, THAT PROJECTS 6 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND. IT IS 63.0 FEET WEST OF THE CENTER OF THE CIRCULAR DRIVE, 31.5 FEET EAST OF THE WELL PIPE, 22.0 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE FOUNDATION AND ABOUT 1 FOOT HIGHER THAN THE STATION.
Condition:
Mark found in good condition
Designation:
FORBES NO 1
Benchmark Agency:
National Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type:
REFERENCE MARK Disk
County:
Somerset County
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional):
Markleton
Find type:
Coordinates and/or to-reach information from an online local database were used
Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional):
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NGS PID:
JW1239
Local database's URL (optional):
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Benchmark Agency (if other):
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