JU3613 Boundary Mon 16 DE MD Reset -- Wilmington DE
N 39° 50.337 W 075° 32.415
18S E 453776 N 4410022
Only the top chiseled cross of what appears to be an 1892 boundary monument is visible, level with the ground at the side of the road.
Waymark Code: WMPGC8
Location: Delaware, United States
Date Posted: 08/27/2015
Views: 7
We are not sure what lies beneath the surface of this benchmark -- could be a 3 foot tall 1892 boundary monument, or it could just be a chunk of it. We do know that as of 2010 it was in use, having been exposed and an orange arrow pointing at the monument having been painted on the roadway.
From the NGS Datasheet:
JU3613 DESIGNATION - BOUNDARY MONUMENT 16 DE MD RESET
JU3613 PID - JU3613
JU3613 STATE/COUNTY- DE/NEW CASTLE
JU3613 COUNTRY - US
JU3613 USGS QUAD - WILMINGTON NORTH (1993)
JU3613
JU3613 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
JU3613 ______________________________________________________________________
JU3613* NAD 83(1991) POSITION- 39 50 20.20129(N) 075 32 24.88676(W) ADJUSTED
JU3613
JU3613_MARKER: X = CHISELED CROSS
JU3613_SETTING: 7 = SET IN TOP OF CONCRETE MONUMENT
JU3613_SATELLITE: THE SITE LOCATION WAS REPORTED AS SUITABLE FOR
JU3613+SATELLITE: SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS - September 25, 2010
JU3613
JU3613 HISTORY - Date Condition Report By
JU3613 HISTORY - 1961 MONUMENTED CGS
JU3613 HISTORY - 20050420 GOOD GEOCAC
JU3613 HISTORY - 20100925 GOOD GEOCAC
JU3613 HISTORY - 20130308 MARK NOT FOUND DELCOS
JU3613
JU3613 STATION DESCRIPTION
JU3613
JU3613'DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1961 (RWT)
JU3613'THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE DELAWARE AND PENNSYLVANIA
JU3613'BOUNDARY LINE, ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF A BLACKTOP EAST AND
JU3613'WEST ROAD, ABOUT 10.0 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF WEST CHESTER,
JU3613'PENNSYLVANIA, 7.0 MILES NORTH OF THE CENTRAL SECTION OF
JU3613'WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, 5.0 MILES NORTHWEST OF ARDEN,
JU3613'PENNSYLVANIA, 4.0 MILES WEST OF BOOTH COR, PENNSYLVANIA, 2.0
JU3613'MILES SOUTH OF ELAM, PENNSYLVANIA. IT IS 149.54 FEET WEST OF
JU3613'THE CENTERLINE OF THE SOUTH BOUND TRAFFIC LANE OF U.S. HIGHWAY
JU3613'202, 62.7 FEET WEST-NORTHWEST OF A TELEPHONE POLE, 16.9 FEET
JU3613'NORTHEAST OF A 10-INCH ELM TREE, 14.1 FEET SOUTH OF AN EAST
JU3613'AND WEST FENCELINE AND 6.2 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF
JU3613'A BLACKTOP ROAD. THE MARK IS A 8-INCH SQUARE CONCRETE
JU3613'MONUMENT WITH A CHISLED CROSS WITH A CENTER PUNCH MARK IN
JU3613'ITS CENTER. THE MONUMENT PROJECTS ABOUT 1 INCH
JU3613'ABOVE THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND. THE MONUMENT HAS A 3-INCH
JU3613'BRONZE BENCH MARK DISK IN ITS TOP AND NEAR THE SOUTH EDGE
JU3613'OF THE MONUMENT.
JU3613'
JU3613'THE USGS DESCRIPTION OF 1900 STATES--IN THE TOP OF STATE LINE
JU3613'STONE NO. 16 ALUMINUM TABLET STAMPED 384 HARRISBURG 1900.
JU3613'
JU3613'THE MONUMENT WAS FOUND TO HAVE BEEN PUSHED OVER SO AS TO BE
JU3613'LEANING A 53 DEGREE ANGLE AND WAS RESET AND LOWERED AS
JU3613'DESCRIBED ABOVE.
JU3613
JU3613 STATION RECOVERY (2005)
JU3613
JU3613'RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHING 2005 (WD)
JU3613'DUE TO REPAVING, THE TOP OF THE MONUMENT IS NOW TWO INCHES BELOW THE
JU3613'LEVEL OF THE PAVED DRIVEWAY AND PARKING LOT, AND TWO INCHES BELOW THE
JU3613'SURFACE OF THE SURROUNDING SOD. ACCORDING TO THE DELAWARE GEOLOGICAL
JU3613'SURVEY, THE DESCRIBED DISK IN THE TOP OF THE MONUMENT WAS REMOVED
JU3613'SOMETIME PRIOR TO 1984. THE MONUMENT IS LOCATED 14.75 FEET SOUTH OF
JU3613'WOOD UTILITY POLE NUMBER 14346, AT THE SOUTH EDGE OF PAVEMENT THAT
JU3613'SERVES AS BOTH A DRIVEWAY LEADING WEST FROM US ROUTE 202 TO CHADDSFORD
JU3613'COLLISION SERVICE AND A PARKING LOT FOR A SMALL STRIP MALL ON THE WEST
JU3613'SIDE OF US ROUTE 202 IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF THE PA-DE STATE BOUNDARY
JU3613'LINE.
JU3613
JU3613 STATION RECOVERY (2010)
JU3613
JU3613'RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHING 2010 (LPC)
JU3613'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
JU3613
JU3613 STATION RECOVERY (2013)
JU3613
JU3613'RECOVERY NOTE BY DELAWARE COSTAL PROGRAM 2013
JU3613'MARK NOT FOUND.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: -blank-
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: Chiseled Cross
County: New Castle Co DE
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Wilmington North
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: JU3613
Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed
Monumentation type (if other): Not listed
Special category (optional): Not listed
Special Category (if other): Not listed
Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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