FORBES (JW1239) RM 1 - Mt Davis, PA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member 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:Groundspeak Premium Member 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): [Web Link]

NGS PID: JW1239

Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

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